– says some $84 million to be expended for dam maintenance for 2022 Rice farmers in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) will soon benefit from a more efficient access dam maintenance programme with the addition of a brand-new motor grader to the region’s fleet of machinery. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…
Following the successful passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly last Monday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that the cultivation of industrial hemp will make way for newer and more lucrative industries while boosting the economy. With Regions Six and Ten earmarked for the initial cultivation, Minister…
Farmers of Kuru Kururu and surrounding areas will now benefit from Smart Agro-Processing Facility, which will aid economic development in the area. The Kuru Kururu Farmers Crops and Livestock Association, and the Smart Agro-Processing facility are being housed at the old Kuru Kururu workshop building which was provided by the…
– A “great step for Guyana”, the Project Consultant says The Guyana Hemp Association (GHA) has expressed its deep satisfaction with the passage of the Industrial Hemp Bill in the National Assembly by the PPP/C administration. This follows a request for its passage in 2016 which was denied by the APNU+AFC…
Guyana will soon be one step closer to boosting its aquaculture sector with the commencement of its ‘Cage Culture’ initiative expected to start sometime in October of this year. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha who said that the first set of marine cages should be arriving in…
Some $1.6 billion has been expended over the past two years for critical development and infrastructural works at the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary – Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme. Since taking office on August 2, 2020, the PPP/C Government addressed numerous problems at the authority, which according to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar…
Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P., Minister of Agriculture Mr. Speaker. It is my pleasure to introduce the second reading of the Industrial Hemp Bill, Bill #10 of 2022. Mr. Speaker, Guyana is projected to attain unprecedented growth rate which no other country in the world is currently projected to achieve in…
Today several agencies that form part of the Ministry of Agriculture signed 13 contracts totaling some $610 million. Representatives from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), and the Agriculture Sector Development Unit’s Sustainable Agricultural Development Project (ASDU-SADP) joined Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha in the ministry’s…
