Tag: Food and Agriculture Organisation

Guyana using Technology to boost rice production

Guyana using Technology to boost rice production

- March 19, 2024

Guyana’s agriculture sector is at the forefront of technological advancement, with drones and data leading the charge towards a more ... Read More

More investments in agriculture needed to address issues of poverty, malnutrition – President Ali

More investments in agriculture needed to address issues of poverty, malnutrition – President Ali

- March 18, 2024

- as FAO regional conference opens President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday strongly advocated for increased resources directed to agriculture ... Read More

Int’l partners reaffirm commitment to supporting Guyana’s agri. drive

Int’l partners reaffirm commitment to supporting Guyana’s agri. drive

- May 10, 2023

Guyana continues to receive support from international partners to foster its agriculture drive as it seeks to become food secure ... Read More

Guyana set to attend 37th Session of FAO’s Regional Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) in Quito, Ecuador

Guyana set to attend 37th Session of FAO’s Regional Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) in Quito, Ecuador

- March 25, 2022

Every two years, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) brings together governments of its 33 Member ... Read More

Major increase in rice exports – First Crop Report

Major increase in rice exports – First Crop Report

- June 12, 2020

-652% increase in packaged white rice exports -13% overall increase in rice exports June 11, 2020: The Guyana Rice Development ... Read More

Healthy diet, good nutrition advocacy takes centre stage

Healthy diet, good nutrition advocacy takes centre stage

- October 16, 2019

─ World Food Day 2019 observed in Guyana ─ Partners recommit to the task of attaining food security DPI, Guyana, ... Read More

Importance of youth involvement highlighted at the launch of UG’s Institute for Food and Nutrition Security

Importance of youth involvement highlighted at the launch of UG’s Institute for Food and Nutrition Security

- October 25, 2018

(October 25, 2018) – “If we are to effectively create and disseminate knowledge on nutrition for safe, productive and sustainable ... Read More

National Climate Change Committee hosts first Workshop

National Climate Change Committee hosts first Workshop

- August 16, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 16, 2018 The recently re-established National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) earlier today hosted its first capacity ... Read More

Guyana receives $140M for resilience building in Agriculture sector

Guyana receives $140M for resilience building in Agriculture sector

- July 26, 2018

─ Food and Agriculture Organisation assisting in process DPI, Guyana, Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has ... Read More

Changing climate requires robust agriculture sector

Changing climate requires robust agriculture sector

- June 19, 2018

DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 The Office of Climate Change (OCC) is working with the United Nations Food and ... Read More