Category: Ministry of Agriculture
$800M pump station to be operable by 2025
An $800 million irrigation pump station is under construction in the front lands of Black Bush Polder, Region Six and ... Read More
Gov’t drafting Caribbean’s first agritourism policy
- Agritourism investments to boost growth in non-oil sectors Following extensive discussions, the draft for the Caribbean’s first agritourism policy ... Read More
Several agri interventions planned for Timehri
Residents and farmers from Alliance Road and neighbouring areas in Timehri, East Bank Demerara will soon benefit from agricultural interventions ... Read More
Expanded D&I works at Canal No. 1 benefitting 200 more farmers
An additional 200 farmers in Canal Number One, West Bank of Demerara, are set to benefit from enhanced drainage and ... Read More
$25M koker to be constructed in Baracara
The government is investing almost $25 million to construct a koker in Baracara along the Canje River to regulate the ... Read More
Shade houses, cassava & black giant chicks for Orealla, Siparuta
- farming inputs distributed to Orealla/Siparuta The communities of Orealla and Siparuta, along the Corentyne river, will soon benefit from ... Read More
Brackish water shrimp production increased
The Brackish Water Shrimp project along the Corentyne Coast continues to record major results, producing 98,159 kilogrammes of shrimp from ... Read More
PTCCB gets new administrative building
The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) on Thursday commissioned a new administrative building in the National Agricultural Research ... Read More
Panama finally pays $1.5B to 19 local rice millers
After a six-year wait, 19 local rice millers have received the $1.5 billion owed to them by the Panamanian Government. ... Read More
GSA’s 2024 graduates poised to drive agri-food system – Min. Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has highlighted that the 2024 graduating batch from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) will ... Read More