–‘Small Party’ online statement filled with blatant misinformation The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), in exercising its mandate to deliver quality drainage and irrigation services to farming communities across the country, has been working with various contractors and consultants to ensure drainage and irrigation works are executed to a…
Region Three’s Regional Officials have reported that on Saturday, November 13, 2021 sometime in the evening, the winch that is used to open and close one of the sluices at Nismes, West Bank Demerara area was stolen. Subsequently, it was discovered that sometime between Sunday night and early Monday morning,…
The National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) yesterday received 15 pesticide storage cabinets valued at $700,000 from the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB). During a simple handing over ceremony at the PTCCB’s Mon Repos Office, Registrar of the PTCCB, Ms. Treica David said that the PTCCB will…
– as GNFO re-launched Today officials from the Guyana National Fisherfolk Organization (GNFO) hosted their second national election. Representatives from the Upper Corentyne Fisherman Coop Society, Rosignol Fishermen’s Coop, Albion Landing Site, Tree Door Fishermen Coop, D’Edward Fishermen Coop, Parika Fisherman Coop, Lima’s Fishers’ Association, and the Greater Georgetown Fisherman’s…
– IICA launches ‘AgriExtApp’ to modernize Regional agriculture extension services During a virtual meeting with the Director General for Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and other Ministers of Agriculture from across the region, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha discussed Guyana’s efforts to resuscitate the agriculture sector amid the current…
– Minister Mustapha tells villagers Ministry is working to tackle issues with markets in the Hinterland Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha announced that his Ministry will be expending $3 million in 2021 to commence the cultivation of corn and soya bean in Moco Moco Village, North Rupununi. During a recent two-day…
– farm looking to venture into large scale corn production With government moving apace to double rice production within the next five years, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said that his Ministry will be working to resuscitate rice cultivation at the Santa Fe mega farm in Region Nine. This was disclosed…
– Agri. Ministry to assist small farmers to improve production Villagers from St. Ignatius and neighboring satellite villages in the North Rupununi will soon benefit from several initiatives that will see a significant boost in their agro-processing capabilities. This year, the Ministry through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), will…
