– Guyana expected to surpass target for rice production this year There is a high demand for Guyana’s rice on the international market due to the shortage of the commodity globally. During the sidelines of a community meeting on Wednesday at Salem Koker, Region Three, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha affirmed…
– farmers to benefit from other agri. infrastructure Farmers of Salem and neighbouring communities in Region Three will benefit from several agricultural infrastructure to boost food production, as $30 million will be expended to desilt all the internal drains there. Other infrastructural works include the construction of a shed for Salem’s…
– pledges support to ensure canals are desilted, maintained Farmers and residents from Melanie and other surrounding communities along the East Coast of Demerara will soon benefit from improved drainage as works have commenced to desilt several main canals in the area. Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha met with residents from…
– Comprehensive drainage plan on the cards Residents and farmers of Melanie Damishana and surrounding areas, East Coast Demerara have been assured that several canals at the Northern side will be desilted to improve drainage. This assurance was given by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during a walkabout in the community…
To mitigate flooding in many farming areas while increasing food productivity, residents along the East Bank corridor will soon benefit from the construction of a pump station at Craig. On Friday last, a contract worth approximately $1 billion was signed to execute the project. The disclosure was made by…
A first-of-its-kind, self-propelled Cutter Head Dredge valued at over $497 million was commissioned on Saturday at the Little Diamond Sluice to effectively execute drainage and irrigation works in farming communities along the East Bank corridor. This project is part of the government’s adaptive policy to climate change to mitigate flooding. …
– at launch of third Agri-Investment Forum and Expo To advance investment and innovative measures to attain CARICOM’s Vision 25 by 2025 target to reduce the region’s hefty food import bill, the third Agri-Investment Forum and Expo was launched on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The forum and…
$23.6M facility commissioned at Watooka Less than two weeks after commissioning an agro-processing facility in Karaudarnau Village in Region Nine, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday commissioned a similar facility in Watooka, Linden (Region 10). The Ministry of Agriculture through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (New GMC) expended some…
