Tag: Rice
COVID crisis affecting Panama debt payment
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
-to ensure production surpasses 2020 harvest - Minister Mustapha Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has said extension officers have ... Read More
Gov’t will return agriculture to its rightful place in local economy – Dr. Singh
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Hon. Dr. Ashni Singh says the PPP/C Government ... Read More
Leguan’s rice transport costs slashed by 38.5%
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Hon. Deodat Indar has announced a 38.5 per cent reduction in rice transportation ... Read More
Region Five plans to use its budget to boost agriculture production
- Regional Chairman Regional Chairman Mr. VickchandRamphal says Region Five has benefited from a significant boost in investments to enhance ... Read More
GNBS, GRDB host sensitization workshop on moisture meters and scales
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) in collaboration with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) today Wednesday, February 10, ... Read More
Agri. Ministry partners with IICA to develop first ever bio-fortified rice variety in the Caribbean
- zinc, other minerals added In Guyana and the Caribbean, rice is considered a versatile staple and is a key ... Read More
Agri. Minister to address issues in Big/Little Biaboo
On Friday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met scores of farmers from Big and Little Biaboo in an effort to ... Read More