Category: Ministry of Agriculture

275 additional shade houses to be constructed

275 additional shade houses to be constructed

- May 16, 2022

─ as Gov’t expands initiative Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha M.P, said the President’s shade house initiative has been so ... Read More

Brackish water shrimp production earns $153M for first three months of 2022

Brackish water shrimp production earns $153M for first three months of 2022

- May 13, 2022

The ongoing brackish water shrimp production along the Corentyne Coast has earned some $153 million, after the production of some ... Read More

Investors from Israel, Ghana, Cameroon ready for Agri-Investment Forum, Expo

Investors from Israel, Ghana, Cameroon ready for Agri-Investment Forum, Expo

- May 9, 2022

International investors from Israel, Ghana and Cameroon are ready to travel to Guyana for the first ever Agri-Investment Forum and ... Read More

$46.3M seed paddy dryer, pre-cleaner for Black Bush Polder farmers

$46.3M seed paddy dryer, pre-cleaner for Black Bush Polder farmers

- May 9, 2022

A $46.3 million 10-tonne seed paddy dryer and pre-cleaner will soon be accessible to a number of rice famers within ... Read More

Min. Mustapha says Gov’t monitoring drainage systems to mitigate flooding

Min. Mustapha says Gov’t monitoring drainage systems to mitigate flooding

- May 7, 2022

NDIA to address issues of clogged drains in Port Mourant & other neighbouring communities on the Corentyne Coast Agriculture Minister, ... Read More

NAREI signs MOU with WUSC to advance training among women and youths in climate-smart agricultural practices

NAREI signs MOU with WUSC to advance training among women and youths in climate-smart agricultural practices

- May 4, 2022

Today, the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ... Read More

Hydromet office predicts May-July rains to be above normal

Hydromet office predicts May-July rains to be above normal

- May 4, 2022

The Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture has predicted that there will be wet as usual to above normal ... Read More

$650M pump station to be built at Canal No.1 Polder

$650M pump station to be built at Canal No.1 Polder

- May 1, 2022

Government has inked a $650 million contract with Well Built Construction Service to establish a pump station at the Canal ... Read More

Agri Minister pledges full support to Berbice grape farmer

Agri Minister pledges full support to Berbice grape farmer

- May 1, 2022

The success of Devon Gilead in producing red grapes in tropical Guyana, has caught the attention of the country and ... Read More

IICA Delegation in Guyana initiates Project for the training in the Methodology for calculating cost of production of agricultural commodities including livestock and crops targeting Agricultural officers and farmers

IICA Delegation in Guyana initiates Project for the training in the Methodology for calculating cost of production of agricultural commodities including livestock and crops targeting Agricultural officers and farmers

- April 30, 2022

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Delegation in Guyana with the support from the Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme ... Read More