The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) today handed over a number of farming equipment and seeds to the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the ministry’s efforts to assist flood-affected persons in the Regions. The presentation was made by IICA’s Country Representative, Mr. Wilmot Garnett in the compound…
166th Meeting of the Board of Directors – 25/26th May, 2017, Barbados Members of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) met on 25th and 26th May 2017 in Barbados, for their 166th Board of Directors Meeting. SAC Sugar Production 2016/2017 The Directors of SAC meeting was held at the…
Board of Directors, Management and Senior Staff of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) was charged with executing their duties effectively to ensure accountability and transparency in the overall functioning of the Livestock Authority. These sentiments were made by Agriculture Minister, Hon. Noel Holder, during the Authority’s Management Retreat held…
Guyana is positioning the agriculture sector to break barriers in the area of gender equality. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Risk Management Agency (CDEMA) is currently hosting a three day regional training workshop for Integrated Gender Equality in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Programming in the Caribbean that will conclude on Friday….
Over the next five days, the Hydromet Department will be facilitating a workshop Guyana’s ability to develop Participatory Integrated Climate Services of Agriculture (PICSA). The training, which is funded through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Programme for Building Regional Climate Capacity in the Caribbean Programme (BRCCC Programme)…
Monday May 8, 2017 Mr. Speaker, as I make my contribution to the debate on this motion, permit me to remind this Honourable House of relevant particulars regarding the Authority in question and matters thereto appertaining. The Mahaica Mahaicony Abary water control project was conceived for facilitating the complete agricultural…
The importance of effective management and control of chemicals was underscored by Agriculture Minister, Hon, Noel Holder while addressing the High-Level Segment of the 2017 triple Conferences of the Parties held under the theme, “A future detoxified: Sound management of chemicals and waste”. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…
Guyana has established itself as a country which has fulfilled its obligation in the fight to promote Sound chemicals management, International trade of chemicals and organic pollutants. In fact, the country is being represented at the 2017 Triple Conference of the Parties (COPs) in Geneva, Switzerland which provides a unique…
