Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder believes that the new varieties of rice released to farmers countrywide earlier this year will contribute significantly to improving the productivity of the commodity over the next few years. Minister Holder, whorecently briefed the media on his Ministry’s performance and achievements since the coalition government…
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has successfully implemented its work plan for 2015. This was manifested with the construction of several drainage pump stations, clearing of numerous canals and the installation of pumps countrywide. During the Ministry of Agriculture’s year-end review press briefing recently, Minister Noel Holder reported…
Residents and farmers of Region Six, today praised the Coalition Government as two much needed drainage pump stations were commissioned, one at Gangaram and the other at Joppa, No 43 village Corentyne. The pump station at Gangaram saw government expending $310M on it. This cost includes construction works along with consultancy supervision…
The second sugar crop for 2015 officially ended on Wednesday evening with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) achieving 231,145 tonnes of sugar, 3,702 tonnes more than its target of 227, 443 tonnes. The second crop realised 150,007 tonnes surpassing the set target of 146,300 tonnes, breaking an 11-year period of…
The report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the operations of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuco) will be laid in the National Assembly next week for consideration by the Economic Services Committee. This was today disclosed by Agriculture Minister Noel Holder when he briefed the media at his end-of-year…
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media Good Morning and welcome to the Ministry of Agriculture’s 2015 Year-End-Press Conference where we highlight major achievements of the sector during 2015 and our projection of where we want to take Agriculture during 2016. Rice – a success story During 2015, the rice industry…
