Agri minister discusses resilience to climate change

IN supporting CARICOM countries’ access to climate and environmental financing, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, met recently with the AMEXCID-FAO technical teams from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Sub-Regional offices in the Caribbean. At the online meeting also was the minister’s technical team, along with Ambassador Jose Omar Hurtado Contreras,…

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GMSA optimistic about Gov’t’s plans for agro-processing, small business sectors

emergency budget to address some of the issues faced by agro-processors During a virtual meeting earlier today with officials from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Limited (GMSA), Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha reiterated Government’s commitment to improving the agro-processing and micro enterprise industries. While reflecting on several announcements made by…

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Government of Guyana Scholarships to study at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA)and the University of Guyana (UoG)

Qualified persons are invited to apply for a Government of Guyana (GoG) Scholarship to study at the Guyana School of Agriculture or the University of Guyana. A number of programs in agriculture are available. The deadline for submissions is September 11th, 2020.Click the link below to apply. https://scholarships.dps.gov.gy/index.php/gog-scholarships

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Panama commits to resuscitating rice deal

– settling outstanding payments with interest, says Min. Mustapha. THE Panamanian Government has responded to Guyana, acknowledging the outstanding payments for rice and has committed to addressing those payments, but has requested to do so after COVID-19 subsides, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has confirmed. In an invited comment on Thursday,…

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GAWU, NAACIE to work closely with Gov’t to reopen closed sugar estates

says diversification necessary to make industry profitable Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) General Secretary, Mr. Seepaul Narine, along with other officials from that Union and the National Association for Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), today met with Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, to discuss several issues and areas…

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