The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is currently hosting a climate information and community based early warning systems workshop which will see several farmers and extension officers benefiting tremendously. The workshop will…
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), with financial assistance from the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU), imported two Tempo Boars to aid its Genetic Improvement Programme. The Tempo breed is fairly new to Guyana, after first being introduced in 2016 by the National Swine Producers’ Association and the Ministry of…
The twenty-eighth Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM heads of Government was recently held at the Marriott Hotel. During this meeting, the Guyana Marketing Corporation was privileged to have a booth containing fresh fruits and vegetable and our some locally manufactured Agro-processed products on display at the Marriott Hotel Guyana. Heads of…
Inclusive governance is a prerequisite to development and with this in mind the Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a number of policy initiatives which fosters such development within the industry. As part of the wider plan, Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder, on Friday last held dialogue with Region Two rice farmers…
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has given approval for lands to be awarded to 14 private cane farmers to commence the cultivation of sugar canes at Uitvlugt. These farmers were previously supplying the Wales Estate with canes and this new initiative by government will…
A two-Member delegation representing the Private Sector Commission today held dialogue with the Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder and GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Errol Hanoman on the future of the Sugar Industry. During the meeting, a summary document on the sugar industry prepared by the PSC Agricultural Committee was handed…
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) today donated a number of processing equipment to the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) with the aim of improving the school’s agro-processing and commercial production. The items were handed over by Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder and other officials during…
As government continues to make strides to further develop Guyana’s cattle industry, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, today led a team to carry out field visits to prominent cattle farms in Region Ten. One of the ranches he visited was the Mohammad Ranch – located at Moblissa, Region Ten. With the…
