Tag: Ministry of Agriculture
More investments coming on stream for Agri. Sector
- Florida investors show interest in corn, soya bean cultivation Earlier today, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha met a team ... Read More
Rice farmers in the MMA praise Agri. Minister for timely intervention
- over 300 channels cleared with initial $90M emergency allocation Two weeks after taking office, Government approved the sum of ... Read More
NDIA to undertake major projects in 2021
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) will take the first steps towards upgrading the Mahaica/Mahaicony/Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) ... Read More
Conflict Resolution Committee to look into farmers’ land disputes -Minister Mustapha
Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has said a Conflict Resolution Committee will be formed to address land matters affecting ... Read More
IICA, NAREI working to promote climate-smart agriculture
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have collaborated with ... Read More
Auditor General probing contracts awarded by NDIA
- contracts breached National Procurement Act - Min. Mustapha The Office of the Auditor General Office is currently scrutinising two ... Read More
NDIA spends billions in capital, recurrent works to date
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has, to date, expended almost $6 billion targeting major capital and recurrent works ... Read More
Over $500M being invested to ease flooding effects
The Ministry of Agriculture is placing greater importance on drainage and irrigation countrywide while other strategies are being implemented to ... Read More
Gov’t determined to make GuySuCo work -Minister Mustapha
The Government will ensure the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) receives additional subventions next year, if necessary, to restart operations at ... Read More
Fishing co-ops to be revamped, training set for next year
The Fisheries Department will be revamping the fishermen’s co-operative societies countrywide to ensure satisfactory delivery of services to customers. Chief ... Read More