Members of the Media – Good afternoon. This press conference is intended to provide a brief overview of the state of affairs that the PPPC government inherited from the APNU/AFC administration with regard to the Ministry of Agriculture and some its sectors. All agriculture sectors and agencies are governed by…
Former Minister of Agriculture and Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, today paid a courtesy call to newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha at his Regent Street office. Dr. Ramsammy congratulated Minister Mustapha and wished him the best with his new appointment.
Head for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Mr. Jhaman Kundun today paid a courtesy call to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha at his Regent Street office. During their dialogue, Mr. Kundun was briefed on a number of plans for development in the agriculture sector. Sighting CARDI’s continued support…
As Rice Board moves to put measures in place Agri. Minister to visit farmers in the Region shortly Following several concerns raised by a number of rice farmers along the Essequibo Coast about sever paddy bug infestations, recently appointed Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha held a meeting earlier today with officials…
Several machines deployed to carry out drainage works Other systems to be put in place to assist farmers with losses Residents and farmers along the Upper Corentyne area, who suffered huge losses as a result of flooding due to heavy rainfall on Friday evening last, are now benefiting from government…
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has indicated that he is ready to apply his ‘hands-on’ approach to resuscitate this very vital sector. While meeting with heads of agencies and other technical staff at the Ministry on Thursday, Minister Mustapha said that he is ready to work with…
See below the Performance Report for the Ministry of Agriculture 2015-2020 https://www.scribd.com/document/469028342/Ministry-of-Agriculture-s-Performance-Report-2015-2020
The ministers and secretaries of Agriculture of 14 Caribbean countries learned about funding opportunities they will be able to access to implement recovery actions in the agriculture and rural sectors to address the impact of Covid-19. During a videoconference, representatives of financial institutions, development organizations and donors informed the ministers…
