Guyana will launch its regional agricultural situation room within the next month, taking a major step towards strengthening food production and food security across the Caribbean. The facility will serve as a central hub for collecting, monitoring and analysing agricultural data from Guyana and across CARICOM countries. It will provide…
The government has invested more than $800 million over the past five years to expand and modernise Guyana’s agro-processing sector, creating new economic opportunities for farmers, women and young entrepreneurs nationwide. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, made this disclosure during an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Monday, where…
Several communities across Region Nine are now benefiting from a range of agricultural interventions implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture following commitments made by Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha during a ministerial outreach to the region last month. To date, a total of 2,000 Black Giant birds have been…
Guyana and the Dominican Republic are set to strengthen cooperation in the agriculture sector, with plans underway to develop large-scale mango and avocado production and enhance technical capacity for local farmers. During his recent visit to the Dominican Republic, Minister Mustapha met with the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Francisco Oliverio…
While engaging villagers from Kalcoon and other surrounding villages in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, disclosed that a number of interventions will be implemented in the coming weeks to develop agriculture and boost production in the area. Minister Mustapha and other Cabinet Ministers are currently in the…
As part of a Cabinet outreach led by His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali, Minister of Agriculture Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, along with a team from the Ministry of Agriculture, today met with residents of Jawalla Village in the Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven, to discuss issues affecting the community and identify…
Government has intensified its national flood response following heavy rainfall across coastal regions, with President Irfaan Ali leading the inspections while the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Drainage and irrigation Authority (NDIA) continues to coordinate drainage efforts on the ground. These efforts continued on Saturday, as Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…
More than 90 farmers, extension officers and members of academia from Regions Two, Five and Six are now better equipped to apply climate-smart agricultural practices following a series of training sessions on integrated crop production management and digital sensor systems under protected cultivation. The initiative was conducted by the Food…
