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Caterpillar infestation in Wakapoa
Farmers of Wakapoa and satellite communities, Region Two, are pleased that chemicals provided by the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) were effective in destroying caterpillars that infested their farms earlier this month. Farmers are now nurturing their crops to ensure this cassava crop matures. The caterpillars, which infested…
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Rice is doing much better – Minister Holder
Rice is doing much better than it was a year ago, and this has been made possible as a result of several interventions, including drainage and irrigation. Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder speaking to the Government Information Agency (GINA) said last year, “We had the tremendous rainfall and the National…
Guyana’s Ambassadors to China, U.S pay courtesy call to Agriculture Minister
H.E Bayney Karran, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China and H.E Riyad Insanally, Ambassador to the United States of America, today called on the Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder. The meeting which was held in the Boardroom of the Ministry’s Regent and Shiv Chanderpaul Drive office was centred on…
Caterpillar infestation under control in Wakapao
Farmers of Wakapao, Curimaru, Myrie and Yarrashirima, Region Two, whose cassava farms were affected by caterpillar infestation, are breathing a sigh of relief, as the situation is now under control. An assessment which was carried out by the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), revealed that over 200 acres…