Tag: Agriculture Minister
Georgetown drainage pumps fully operational
-Minister Mustapha - urges rice farmers to take precautions when traversing dams  With the Hydromet Department predicting instances of ... Read More
Guyana hosts inaugural meeting of CARICOM Special Ministerial Task Force on Food Production and Food Security
- task force looking to transform agri-food system in the Region With Guyana once again taking the lead on agriculture ... Read More
Deplorable dams, access roads, land disputes among issues raised at Mora Point
- Min. Mustapha commits to sending additional machine to conduct works next Tuesday - works on access road have commenced ... Read More
New NAREI head tasked with developing new and innovative ways to improve services offered
-Â new CEO (ag) says improvements needed in services offered to farmers; science must be incorporated into extension services Former ... Read More
Agri. Minister talks rural digital inclusion in agriculture with IICA, IDB & Microsoft
- Ministry to procure 255 tablets to boost extension services in rural areas this year Given the undeniable need to ... Read More
Fisheries Department to implement measures to address challenges in the sector
The Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture would be implementing some measures to address challenges affecting fisher-folk in Guyana. ... Read More
Corentyne fishermen engage Agri. Minister on zoning with trawler operators
Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha during a recent outreach to several villages along the Corentyne Coast, met with a group ... Read More
Agri Ministry to purchase pontoon, two excavators for Pomeroon
- more block drain structures to be constructed - flood-affected farmers to receive planting materials, fertiliser, other forms of assistance ... Read More
Agri. Ministry engages local bodies to develop proactive mechanisms for sectoral investments
The Government of Guyana, since taking office, has started laying the groundwork to promote an enabling environment for investment in ... Read More
Fisheries Advisory Committee, GFLB tasked with crafting recommendations to advance Fisheries Sector
- progress made with Suriname to license Corentyne fishermen Guyana’s fisheries industry will, over the next five years, realise its ... Read More