April 18, 2016 Hydrometeorological Service Seasonal Outlook/El Nino Advisory # 6 El Niño Advisory */ La Niña Watch ** A transition to ENSO-neutral conditions is likely during late Northern Hemisphere spring or early summer 2016 (between mid-May and mid-July), with an increasing chance of La Niña during the second half…
Health benefits of having fish in your diet.
Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO), Representative, Reuben Robertson today congratulated Guyana for being the 23rd country to sign on to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Robertson said, “Indeed for a developing country such as Guyana to make such a bold step is…
The National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is working with farmers to reduce the effects of the red palm mite while at the same time, looking at means of eliminating it completely. This pest feeds on the leaves of over 30 species of palms including the coconut, and bananas,…
April 14, 2016 Dear Everyone, It has come to our attention that persons are saying that the Corporation would be closing for two months and employment would be denied our workers during this period. There is absolutely no truth in such a mischievous statement. I wish to assure all our…
Georgetown, April 14, 2016 – The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) hereby wishes to clarify the statements made in a joint Press Release by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), titled ‘GuySuCo to close LBI operations’. On…
CONTROLLING WEEDS IN RICE
Simulation exercises ongoing The Ministry of Agriculture wishes to inform the general public to not be alarmed about Foot and Mouth disease returning to Guyana. Guyana was declared free of the contagious viral disease that affects cattle and sheep, causing ulceration of the hoofs and around the mouth. In keeping…
