Tag: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

“Guyana’s National Development Pathway aligned to focus on food security, climate change, agriculture financing” – Min. Mustapha

“Guyana’s National Development Pathway aligned to focus on food security, climate change, agriculture financing” – Min. Mustapha

- July 18, 2023

Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha said that the Government of Guyana has aligned the country’s National Development Pathway to focus ... Read More

57 per cent overall target reached as CARICOM works to achieve ‘Vision 25 by 2025’ – CARICOM MTF Reports

57 per cent overall target reached as CARICOM works to achieve ‘Vision 25 by 2025’ – CARICOM MTF Reports

- February 6, 2023

Last Friday during this year’s first CARICOM Ministerial Taskforce (MTF) on Food Production and Food Security meeting, it was announced ... Read More

Guyana guarantees its support for the continental alliance promoted by IICA to reduce food insecurity in the Americas. 

Guyana guarantees its support for the continental alliance promoted by IICA to reduce food insecurity in the Americas. 

- June 20, 2022

Zulfikar Mustapha, Agriculture Minister of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, affirmed his country’s support during an official visit to IICA ... Read More

Min. Mustapha says “single shared vision” needed to protect Caribbean Agriculture & Food Systems

Min. Mustapha says “single shared vision” needed to protect Caribbean Agriculture & Food Systems

- May 31, 2022

Given the increasing impacts climate change continues to have on the regional agriculture sector, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said there ... Read More

Solar-powered commissioning a step towards a low carbon future – Prime Minister

Solar-powered commissioning a step towards a low carbon future – Prime Minister

- October 27, 2021

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, today said that the installation of the country’s latest solar powered systems ... Read More

Paradigm shift towards Agri tech necessary for development – President Ali

Paradigm shift towards Agri tech necessary for development – President Ali

- October 5, 2021

-Tells inaugural Caribbean AgTech Summit that machinery must be affordable His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali said that there is a ... Read More

Guyana one step closer to releasing biofortified rice variety to farmers

Guyana one step closer to releasing biofortified rice variety to farmers

- October 2, 2021

-candidate variety showing promising results, trial plot withstood recent flooding The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture’s Guyana ... Read More

Agri. Ministry receives 11,500 packets of vegetable seeds from IICA to aid with ongoing flood relief efforts

Agri. Ministry receives 11,500 packets of vegetable seeds from IICA to aid with ongoing flood relief efforts

- September 7, 2021

Today, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)’s Brazil office handed over 11,500 packets of vegetable seeds to the ... Read More

Minister Mustapha says strengthening linkages between the agri-food, tourism & health sectors among actions necessary to reposition Caribbean agriculture

Minister Mustapha says strengthening linkages between the agri-food, tourism & health sectors among actions necessary to reposition Caribbean agriculture

- September 6, 2021

- says financing for mitigation and adaptation to climate change is critical Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said for agriculture to ... Read More