The government is making aggressive efforts to establish a massive hatching egg industry to support Guyana’s already burgeoning poultry sector. The country currently imports approximately 52 million eggs annually at a cost of some $350 million. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the immense sum that is expended yearly could remain…
─ 400 roses being produced weekly─ 800 roses expected to be produced weekly by next month As part of President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s One Guyana ‘Cut Rose’ project which is designed to create employment and create income for single parents, some 400 roses are being produced each week. The…
With the PPP/C Government’s aggressive efforts to develop the livestock sector, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said the thriving black belly sheep project is aggressively moving ahead. Regarding preparations to accommodate the remaining set of the black belly sheep from Barbados, the minister said, “I am hoping that the remaining…
On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) hosted a simple exercise to test and inspect three recently procured three amphibious excavators as part of the government’s ongoing flood risk management project. The pieces of equipment were procured at a cost of $438,654,750 and will be used…
The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday secured an additional $3 billion to provide resources for operational expenses at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA). Of the sum approved, a total of $1 billion will be injected into advancing works at GuySuCo, while the…
With several areas across the country experiencing high water levels due to heavy rainfall, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has intensified its operations to ensure affected areas are drained within the shortest possible time. Last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha visited several of the City’s drainage structures to…
The Ministry of Agriculture continued government’s distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant on the East Coast Demerara today. Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, spearheaded the exercise at the Unity Ballfield Centre and the Lusignan Community Centre respectively. He encouraged those present to take advantage of the investments made by…
The global coconut industry is expanding and so is the industry in the Caribbean, with Guyana among the top producers. Speaking on day two of the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, Ansari Hosein, Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), gave some insight into the development of…
