The Pesticides and Toxic Chemical Control Laboratory was re-commissioned on Thursday. The fully equipped, $320M facility, located at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Compound, Mon Repos; will serve as a backbone to the inspection and certification of activities required to meet international standards. In his opening remarks,…
– first-ever facility in the country – ensuring UN SDG#6 Guyanese are set to benefit from the country’s first newly commissioned water quality testing laboratory. The $83M facility was officially opened by Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Noel Holder at the Hydrometeorological Service office on Brickdam. The laboratory will monitor,…
Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture Hon. Valerie Adams-Yearwood said the Ministry’s Fisheries Department is poised to propel the agricultural sector. The minister’s comments followed four presentations on research in the fisheries department at the ministry’s boardroom today. Minister Adams-Yearwood said the demonstrations were a first-time feature of Agriculture Month,…
Thank you for joining us in celebrating World Food Day. We take the opportunity to join with our international partner, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to focus on, “Our Actions are our future, Healthy Diets for a #ZeroHungerWorld,” as health problems related to malnutrition is…
─FFTP, NAREI provide help ─Farmers to benefit from training and technical support ─producing and selling first crops from shade houses West Watooka farmers are now better equipped to pursue shade house farming, following a timely donation of 20 shades houses by the Food for the Poor Incorporated. At the handing…
– scores of secondary school and university students attend The Ministry of Agriculture held its ‘Open Day’ on Friday. This event saw scores of secondary school, as well as University of Guyana (UG) students, flocking the compounds of Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and…
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has embarked on a mission to increase awareness of the significant benefits and opportunities of its Rice Value Chain. Earlier Thursday, several stakeholders, especially those in the baking industry, were educated on the various opportunities that the gluten-free, value-added rice flour has to offer…
African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease of pigs and wild boar that is usually deadly. There are no vaccines nor cures. For this reason, it has serious socio-economic consequences in affected countries. However, humans are not susceptible to the disease. Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana…
