As the Agriculture Month 2019 gets underway, the Ministry of Agriculture today hosted its inaugural “Agri-cursion”; an agriculture field school in observance of International Day for Older Persons. The event, which took place at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA)’s Mon Repos campus, saw groups of older persons from Regions…
; geared at improving overall health status through agri. practices ; pilot project to create a model for national program The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Region Four’s Regional Democratic Council Health Department, today launched the Guyana Re-aligning Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health (‘GRAIN-H’) program. The…
, as Guyana celebrates Indigenous Heritage Month The Ministry of Agriculture, on Friday joined the rest of Guyana in celebrating Indigenous Heritage Month 2019 with a cultural program at the Ministry’s Regent Street office. Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture with responsibility for Rural Affairs, Honourable Valerie Adams-Yearwood, in…
32 participants complete Work Study Program at MoA For the past seven weeks, students who sat this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination from several secondary schools and the Guyana Technical Institute (GTI) participated in a work study program at the Ministry of Agriculture. During a simple closing ceremony…
; as part of agricultural development for Reg. 10 The Upper Demerara-Berbice Region, mostly known for being rich in bauxite, in 2019 has benefited from a budgetary allocation of GY $51,762,000 from Central Government to push agricultural development. During a recent community meeting at the Howell Wilson Primary School…
;Capoey farmers receive much needed farming tools ;women’s group to benefit from poultry and shadehouse training Following a request made by several farmers of the Capoey Village in Region Two, who for years experienced a number of challenges, Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture with responsibility for Rural Affairs,…
;as Ministry hosts Women in Agriculture Appreciation Day Today, close to 100 female farmers involved in agriculture related activities such as cash crop farming and poultry and livestock rearing from the villages Buxton, Haslington, Nabaclis and Golden Grove on the East Coast of Demerara and Linden were honoured and given…
Dr. Garvin Cummings has been confirmed as the Chief Hydrometeorological Officer (CHO) with effect from May 23, 2019. His confirmation comes after being appointed Deputy CHO in July, 2011 and serving as acting CHO since 2015. Dr. Cummings joined the Hydrometeorological Service in 1997 as a Hydrological Technician within the…
