The Ministry of Agriculture is gearing to equip small farmers with the information needed to take advantage of available markets and so produce crops that are in demand. Addressing Essequibo farmers over the weekend, Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder said that successfully facilitating and supporting efforts to link small farmers…
The Ministry of Agriculture will soon be undertaking several projects in various areas of development. In this regard, the Ministry is currently inviting suitably qualified persons to bid for these contracts. The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is currently inviting bids for the rehabilitation of drainage pumps at Three…
Mexico is expected to become a major player in the local rice industry.Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, on Saturday, explained that Mexico could be going this route within the next five weeks. Updating residents of Region Two, a major rice producing area, Prime Minister Nagamootoo, who initiated the talks with Mexico…
A successful three-day exercise was concluded on Friday last by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Organisation of the American States (OAS) aimed at pushing agriculture the Region Eight. Agriculture Minister Hon. Noel Holder who headed the team held meeting with…
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Talks today between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) to discuss the Annual Production Incentive (API) for the industry’s workers ended in deadlock with both parties agreeing to go the route of conciliation. According to the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Errol…
