Tag: GRDB

Rice farmers urged to comply with Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides set by EU – GRDB

Rice farmers urged to comply with Maximum Residue Limits for pesticides set by EU – GRDB

- February 4, 2023

- To  protect Guyana’s largest rice export market Rice farmers are advised to protect their rice crop and at the ... Read More

$28.7B budgeted to further advance food sector

$28.7B budgeted to further advance food sector

- January 27, 2022

Over $28.7 billion will be exhausted this year to ensure the rapid growth and development in Guyana’s agriculture sector. Senior ... Read More

Seasonal Forecast & Advisory  for the Secondary Rainfall Season

Seasonal Forecast & Advisory for the Secondary Rainfall Season

- December 8, 2021

Rainfall There’s a high chance for wetter than usual (above-normal) conditions across all Administrative Regions for the period December, 2021 ... Read More

NAREI’s extension officers undergoing training to operate new data collection system

NAREI’s extension officers undergoing training to operate new data collection system

- November 23, 2021

Several extension officers of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) are currently undergoing training to operate the new ... Read More

Flood-affected Corentyne residents say NDCs have failed to carry out their mandate

Flood-affected Corentyne residents say NDCs have failed to carry out their mandate

- May 30, 2021

-Agri. Ministry steps in to assist with drainage as flooding continues -Bloomfield, Eversham, other areas visited  As residents from East ... Read More

COVID crisis affecting Panama debt payment

COVID crisis affecting Panama debt payment

- May 11, 2021

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha says the payment of the $1.9 billion Panama owes Guyana’s rice millers has been ... Read More

Extension Officers to support rice farmers countrywide

Extension Officers to support rice farmers countrywide

- May 10, 2021

-to ensure production surpasses 2020 harvest - Minister Mustapha Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has said extension officers have ... Read More

Trial zinc biofortified rice variety can generate significant income –Minister Mustapha

Trial zinc biofortified rice variety can generate significant income –Minister Mustapha

- March 10, 2021

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday visited the Burma Rice Research Station in Region Five, to witness the ... Read More

Closing statements by Minister of Agriculture Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha

Closing statements by Minister of Agriculture Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha

- December 31, 2020

On behalf of myself and all the other hard-working staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, I wish you all a ... Read More