Tag: Guyana Rice Development Board

National Assembly approves $8.5B contingency fund advances for several agencies

National Assembly approves $8.5B contingency fund advances for several agencies

- August 9, 2024

The National Assembly has greenlighted contingency fund advances totalling over $8.5 billion for agencies under the Office of the Prime ... Read More

Eight drone pilots, 12 data analysts trained to implement technology into rice cultivation

Eight drone pilots, 12 data analysts trained to implement technology into rice cultivation

- August 6, 2024

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) now has 12 data analysts and eight certified drone pilots after completing a one-year ... Read More

Region Five farmers benefitting from gov’t initiatives to enhance rice cultivation

Region Five farmers benefitting from gov’t initiatives to enhance rice cultivation

- December 5, 2023

Farmers in Region Five are reaping the benefits of government initiatives aimed at boosting rice cultivation in the region. These ... Read More

GNBS re-certifies GRDB’s laboratory at LBI

GNBS re-certifies GRDB’s laboratory at LBI

- November 29, 2023

The Guyana Rice Development Board’s (GRDB) Laboratory at La Bonne Intention (LBI) on the East Coast of Demerara was on ... Read More

Gov’t to move to France’s Int’l Chamber of Arbitration to retain over $1B owed by Panama for rice

Gov’t to move to France’s Int’l Chamber of Arbitration to retain over $1B owed by Panama for rice

- May 10, 2023

The government will soon move to the International Chamber of Arbitration in France to recover over $1 billion owed by ... Read More

Agri. Ministry commences ‘new dispensation’ training for extension officers

Agri. Ministry commences ‘new dispensation’ training for extension officers

- May 9, 2023

The Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday, held the first session for its new extension system programme at the Zara Computer ... Read More

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