Officials at the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) last evening confiscated several dogs which entered Guyana illegally, breaching the authority’s quarantine regulations. Such an act remains a serious one, as it can pose grave health threats to the nation at large; as some animals are often exposed to diseases which…
The Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying efforts to increase land rates, and to recoup billions of dollars outstanding for land rates and irrigation fees owed to the Mahaica, Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA). Information emanating from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates that a white paper seeking Cabinet’s approval to…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is encouraging farmers to engage in nontraditional crop production as it continues to promote its Agricultural Diversification Project (ADP) across the regions. NAREI recently took its farmers’ field school to cassava and sweet potato farmers in Parika, East Bank…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is encouraging farmers to practice sweet potato production. This is in line with its Agricultural Diversification Project (ADP), which is aimed at promoting the cultivation and production of non-traditional crops. While there are several varieties, in Guyana four cultivars…
