The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) in collaboration with Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSIL) and the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC), has commenced a Joint-Work Programme to engage critical stakeholders on both brown and white sugars, as well as related trade matters in the Caribbean region. An essential aspect…
Over the next four weeks, twelve (12) technical staff from to the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) will be benefiting from an Internship at the Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) in Costa Rica. This exercise, which commences today, June 17, 2019, was made possible through collaborations with the Inter-American Institute…
On Wednesday, 12th June, 2019, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) imported 1400 white Muscovy ducklings from the United States of America (USA) to augment their current production levels. This was according to Chief Executive Officer Nigel Cumberbatch, who said the ducklings would serve as breeding material for the authority….
;says authority does not have total control of drainage system in Black Bush Polder As a result of heavy rains in the early hours of Friday 24th, May, the village of Black Bush Polder has experienced flooding, with some sections of the village still affected. Over the past few…
Over the past four weeks, the National Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), has intensified its efforts to control the spread of the Carambola Fruit Fly (CFF) in Regions Six, Eight and Nine. According to the agency’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brian Sears, collaborations with Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on…
–over 100 farmers in 5 villages to benefit – villagers to be awarded project contracts Following an Outreach to several villages in Region Eight, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will be carrying out a series of works to ensure farmers have access…
Several Regional and International specialists on mangrove ecosystems were recently exposed to information about Guyana’s mangrove restoration practices and efforts during the recently concluded Guianas Regional Mangrove Ecosystem Training Workshop hosted in Coronie, Suriname from May 6 to 10, 2019. The event, which was organized by the World Wildlife Fund…
-as Guyana advances its water quality testing capabilities A $60M state-of-the art Water Quality Laboratory will soon be commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydromet Department as the entity advances its water quality testing capabilities. Once functional, the new facility which is located in the Hydromet Department’s Brickdam office,…
