Responding to reports circulating in the media, the Ministry of Agriculture wishes to inform the general public that no employee from the Wales Estate has been asked to sign any agreement which indicates whether they will opt to receive a severance package or be transferred to the Uitvlugt Estate.Meetings were…
The importance of harvesting at the right time
The process of milling rice
According to today’s weather forecast commencing 07:00 hrs,all regions can expect cloudy skies with scattered light to moderate showers. Rainfall: 0.0 mm to 15 mm is expected Temperature: Between 27.0 – 31.0 Celsius along coastal areas and between 28.0– 32.0 Celsius elsewhere Wind Conditions: North-easterly between 4 m/s and 8…
The Black Giant
The current sugar crop is being negatively affected by the prevailing dry conditions brought on by El Nino weather pattern. Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo’s) Agriculture Services Manager, Raymond Sangster informed the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the current planting programme has been reduced by more than 50%. This will negatively impact the 2017 crop yield, Sangster noted. “What you do in…
Soil Erosion
The Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) since the announcement of the decision by GuySuCo to integrate the sugar estates of Wales and Uitvlugt, has been misrepresenting the situation stating that all workers will be severed. The Ministry of Agriculture would like to make the following clear:- The Wales Factory will…
