In an effort to support farmers and boost Guyana’s food sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is advancing plans to assist farmers in expanding their cultivation and finding markets for their produce. The New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) is actively looking for markets for the farmers’ produce, to ensure they are…
– soil testing, breeding stock for farmers as gov’t works to develop agriculture along Canje Creek Farmers from Baracara and other communities along the Canje Creek in Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) have voiced their satisfaction with the swift action taken by the government through the Ministry of Agriculture to…
Farmers from Ituni, a village located in the interior part of Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), on Tuesday last, sought the government’s assistance with expanding their cultivation. While some own and operate small farms to sustain their families, many persons in the village are now engaged in the large-scale production of…
-100 acres to be developed to house cattle-Secondary Schools to benefit from shadehouse During a series of meetings with farmers from Kwakwani last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha pledged the government’s support to restore agriculture in the communities. Generally known for logging and agriculture, Kwakwani, a community located along the…
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has reassured farmers that his ministry is committed to providing additional resources to help the food sector expand significantly in 2023. Minister Mustapha acknowledged that while the country is currently producing 60 per cent of the food consumed by its population, President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan…
─ $109M in flood relief grants distributed to rice, livestock, cash crop farmers The Government of Guyana has distributed more than $1.1 billion in grants to 7,500 fisherfolk across Guyana in 2022. The masterplan, which was announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali last May, was among several measures put…
– engages Bushlot, Mahaica farmers to resolve issues On Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha held meetings with farmers and residents from Bushlot, West Berbice, and Helena #2, Mahaica with the aim of resolving issues raised relating to the agriculture sector. While at Bushlot, both rice and cash crop farmers along…
With the global honey market size expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from 2022 to 2030, expanding Guyana’s honey industry will be high on the government’s agriculture development agenda for 2023. Agriculture Minister, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha, while speaking on honey production for 2022 noted…
