As government continues to make advances towards making sugar in Guyana a profitable sector, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder on Wednesday conducted an outreach to Crabwood Creek, Region Six to shed some light on government’s plans to revamp the industry. During a meeting, which was held at the Crabwood Creek Primary…
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) will commencing a Community Outreach programme for residents in ‘sugar dependent’ (communities in the vicinity of all estates). Community meetings will be held at the Community Centres in the villages where Estates are located. The first Community Meeting will be held at the Wales…
The Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI) has recently approved a proposal for an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategy to commence works to increase the level of productivity in Guyana’s coconut industry. The project is scheduled to commence in July, 2017 and will see improved practices and strategic measures…
In keeping with its mandate to improve Guyana’s small ruminant sector, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) with funding from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute’s (CARDI), Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) procured three mature Katahdin rams. The animals were acquired at the cost of US $9000 and will aid the…
The issue of ‘illegal importation’ of shrimp, Fish into Guyana’s shores has been a cause for concern and one the relevant authorities have been tirelessly trying to address over the years. As a follow-up to this a high-level meeting was today convened in the boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture…
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) completed twenty percent of the work on Ebini Access Road. The work which commenced in May, 2017 is schedule to be completed in twelve months. The road project, once completed, will significantly boost easy access to savannahs lands allowing for…
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has recently taken a decision to afford farmers throughout the rice growing region, access to fertilizer through a credit system. To this end, farmers’ have since been able to access fertilizer (6: 25: 25) and repay the board at…
The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) through a collaborative effort with the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), recently facilitated a Cost of Production Workshop targeting farmers and agro-processors. The workshop which was held at the St….
