– default lease payments, subletting among issues to be addressed – urges Board to have discussions with farmers Earlier today, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha formally installed the new members of the Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme (MARDS) Board of Directors. During the meeting, Minister Mustapha stated that Cabinet has reposed…
– villages included in 2021 Black Giant programme Following a recent outreach to the villages of Orealla and Siparuta, located in the Corentyne River, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha disclosed that an extension officer has been identified and will commence working soon. “After we met with residents and they indicated that…
– “Once works are complete, Mocha residents should see immediate improvements to the D&I systems”, Agri. Minister During a recent community outreach to Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara, Agriculture Minister met with scores of farmers and assured them that his Ministry will be working with them to ensure…
– island to benefit from a number of D&I projects after farmers complain about defects in several drainage structures During a recent outreach to communities in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha reaffirmed Government’s commitment to ensuring there is development across the country. While addressing farmers at…
MoA to work with Regional Officials to construct drying floor for rice farmers Extension officers to assist farmers with coconut cockle Farmers from the island of Wakenaam will soon benefit from the services of a new excavator to assist with drainage and irrigation works. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister,…
Agri. Minister commits to carrying out needs assessment of works to be done fertilizers, access to seeds and other planting material to be made more accessible to farmers Farmers from Hogg Island, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, will soon benefit from a number of drainage and irrigation works after years of neglect…
MoA extension to carry out needs assessment works to commence within a week Following a meeting earlier today with farmers from Nabaclis, Victoria and Golden Grover on the East Coast of Demerara, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has committed to ensuring critical works are carried out in the communities. After…
Several areas for collaborations discussed Earlier today, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch paid a courtesy call to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha at his Regent Street office. During the meeting, the two discussed a number of areas for collaboration within the agriculture sector. Minister Mustapha told Ambassador Lynch that,…
