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Category: NEWS

GENEQUIP donates Whaly Polyethylene boat to Agri Ministry

Today, General Equipment Guyana Limited (GENEQUIP) handed over a Whaly 435R polyethylene boat to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, to be used by the Ministry for the execution of agriculture development services. The donation, which also included an engine was valued at GY $2.4M. Managing Director of GENEQUIP, Renger van Dijk…

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March 16, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Agriculture Minister remembers slain Rose Hall sugar workers with a wreath-laying ceremony

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, along with several officials from the Regional Executive Office in Region Six, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), and the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) on Saturday last paid homage to the fifteen (15) sugar workers who are referred to as the Rose Hall Martyrs, after they…

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March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Berbice fishermen excited about Guyana’s future in aquaculture

– appeals for gov’t to crack down on smuggling, assistance for small farmers His Excellency, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced that government will soon launch an aquaculture masterplan that will see the sector taking off soon. The Head of State eluded to the fact that, as a result of…

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March 12, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Deplorable dams, access roads, land disputes among issues raised at Mora Point

– Min. Mustapha commits to sending additional machine to carry out works next Tuesday – residents told works on access road has commenced  Residents and farmers from along the Mahaicony River, Berbice met with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha hoping for some form of resolution to several issues faced in the…

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March 12, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Farmers can look forward to higher prices with new Biofortified rice – Min. Mustapha

– says this is the type of ‘value added’ produce that will set Guyana apart from other agriculture producing countries With Guyana one step closer to introducing a biofortified rice variety to the local, regional and Latin American markets, rice farmers can expect higher prices for this variety given the…

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March 12, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release

New NAREI head tasked with developing new and innovative ways to improve services offered

–  new CEO (ag) says improvements needed in services offered to farmers; science must be incorporated into extension services Former head of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRD), Jagnarine Singh, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (ag) of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI)….

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March 10, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Rehabilitation works to South Ruimveldt drainage sluice to be completed by the end of April

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is currently executing rehabilitation works on the main drainage sluice in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. These works are expected to be completed before the end of April this year. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha while making his presentation on behalf of…

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March 9, 2021 March 10, 2021NEWS, Press Release

Agri. Minister talks rural digital inclusion in agriculture with IICA, IDB & Microsoft

– Ministry to procure 255 tablets to boost extension services in Rural areas this year Given the undeniable need to improve agricultural connectivity in rural areas and overall technological innovation systems in Guyana, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that Rural Digital Inclusion is now seen as a priority, and remains…

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March 9, 2021 April 21, 2021NEWS, Press Release
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