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NAREI advises farmers on how to control pineapple pests
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Pineapple plant affected by the wilt disease Pineapple is one of the most important fruit crops cultivated in Guyana for both domestic and export purposes. However, the fruit can encounter many obstacles during its cultivation. The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is recommending that farmers take preventative measures…
Catch & release draftArapaima legislation completed
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The Ministry of Agriculture’s catch-and-release Arapaima protocols and draft legislation have been completed for sport fishing project in the North Rupununi. The documents were recently handed over by Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder, to Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock at Cara Lodge. The objective of the catch and…
Stakeholders look at framework for food and nutrition security
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture today hosted a national stakeholder consultation on strengthening the governance framework for Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Guyana. The event which was held at Cara Lodge, was aimed at gathering inputs from…
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NAREI forming closer ties with Hague Back farmers
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The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has reached out to farmers of Hague Backdam, a farming community situated on the West Coast Demerara. Crops grown there for commercial purposes are sweet potato, cassava, plantain, pepper, cabbage, spinach, tomato, coconut, ochro, bora among other cash crops. Chairman of the…