$28.7B budgeted to further advance food sector

Over $28.7 billion will be exhausted this year to ensure the rapid growth and development in Guyana’s agriculture sector. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said government wants to ramp up domestic production, agro-processing capabilities and work to remove historic barriers…

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Gov’t working on additional legislation to strengthen Guyana’s food safety systems – Min. Mustapha

–says updated protocols needed to resume export of catfish to the US being finalized The government has, since taking office, made headway with strengthening Guyana’s food system. This is according to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who disclosed that additional legislations are being developed with the objective of establishing a sound…

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Construction underway for five model shadehouses as part of President Ali’s youth agri. initiative

Following the launch of the ‘Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme’ which was conceptualised by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on January 11, last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday, visited the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) commercial farm at Mon Repos to assess the progress made so far…

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FAO, WHO inception workshop begins Monday

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will host a one-week inception workshop beginning Monday, January 24, 2022. The national event titled, “Assessment of Guyana’s national food control system, using the FAO/WHO food control system assessment tool,” will conclude on Friday, January 28, 2020. Minister…

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