Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has expressed optimism that the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary (MMA) scheme will achieve record-breaking rice production acreage in the first crop of 2024. This ambitious goal is fueled by significant investments and various tangible initiatives being implemented to support farmers in the area. Addressing the annual open day…
Guyana’s agriculture sector, specifically the rice industry continues to reap success despite the El Nino weather condition that is currently affecting the country. In fact, the country has seen an increase in its production since the start of the year, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha confirmed on Wednesday. “Rice remains…
The Guyana Rice Development Board’s (GRDB) Laboratory at La Bonne Intention (LBI) on the East Coast of Demerara was on Wednesday re-certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). With the re-certification, the lab will aid in further improving the quality of rice produced in the country. Delivering the…
The Black Bush Polder area has been identified for significant drainage and irrigation (D&I) infrastructure rehabilitation works in the coming year. This initiative aims to establish an efficient D&I system that will provide substantial relief to rice and cash crop farmers in the region. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, emphasised…
Farmers of Crabwood Creek, Region Six received a total of $3 million in agriculture inputs, including farming posts and barbed wire, to construct a fence to prevent cattle from destroying the crops. The items which were handed over included 1,500 posts and 160 rolls of barbed wire. The handing over…
Eighty-six students who graduated from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), have been challenged to expand, diversify and modernise Guyana’s resilient and competitive agriculture sector. This call was made by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha during GSA’s 58th graduation ceremony, on Monday. As GSA through the Ministry of Agriculture is…
Guyana has achieved a 100 per cent pass for the Section 609 Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Inspections for the first time, with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday, during the launch of Guyana’s National Action Plan…
Guyana on Wednesday launched a national action plan to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, strengthening its approach to fisheries monitoring, control, surveillance, and enforcement. During the handing over ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture’s head office, Regent Street, Georgetown, Minister Zulfikar Mustapha emphasised the crucial role of the…
