Tag: Minister Zulfikar Mustapha

Single parent of five gets new home through Men on Mission

Single parent of five gets new home through Men on Mission

- February 9, 2025

Shelly Doodnauth of Angoy's Avenue in New Amsterdam, Berbice, and her five children no longer have to worry about living ... Read More

House approves $63.7B to support agriculture sector

House approves $63.7B to support agriculture sector

- January 31, 2025

The Parliamentary Committee of Supply has approved $63.7 billion to support the agriculture sector this year. This is just a ... Read More

Government pushing for fisherfolk to get licence from Suriname

Government pushing for fisherfolk to get licence from Suriname

- January 31, 2025

The government is actively using diplomatic channels to secure 150 fishing licences for Guyanese fisherfolk from authorities in Suriname. Minister ... Read More

Budget 2025 is forward-thinking, provides a strategic direction for Guyana – Min Mustapha

Budget 2025 is forward-thinking, provides a strategic direction for Guyana – Min Mustapha

- January 28, 2025

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has emphasised that Budget 2025 is forward-thinking, setting a strategic direction for the country’s economic ... Read More

Guyana Food Safety Authority gets new laboratory, office at LBI

Guyana Food Safety Authority gets new laboratory, office at LBI

- January 27, 2025

A state-of-the-art laboratory and office were commissioned on Saturday for the Guyana Food Safety Authority (GFSA) at La Bonne Intention, ... Read More

225,000 acres of rice to be cultivated countrywide,  100,000 set for Region Five in the first crop of 2025

225,000 acres of rice to be cultivated countrywide, 100,000 set for Region Five in the first crop of 2025

- January 21, 2025

Guyana’s agriculture sector is rapidly developing at a pace with some 225,000 acres of rice expected to be cultivated countrywide ... Read More

Budget 2025 will significantly improve agriculture sector – Min Mustapha

Budget 2025 will significantly improve agriculture sector – Min Mustapha

- January 20, 2025

The $1.38 trillion proposed budget for 2025 is set to propel Guyana’s agriculture sector to new heights and advance its ... Read More

603 shade houses constructed under agri innovation programme

603 shade houses constructed under agri innovation programme

- January 3, 2025

Under the Ministry of Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP), 603 shade houses were constructed between the period 2021 to ... Read More

Cassava yield increases to 30 tonnes per hectare

Cassava yield increases to 30 tonnes per hectare

- January 2, 2025

- Coconut industry progressing rapidly Cassava yields in Guyana have significantly increased from 18 to 30 tonnes per hectare in ... Read More

Guyana cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024

Guyana cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024

- December 30, 2024

- aiming to be self-sufficient with black-eyed and red beans by 2025 Guyanese farmers cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and ... Read More