Govt eyeing black-eye peas production in Region One
As Guyana embarks on an aggressive food security drive, the government is now looking to ramp up black-eye peas cultivation on 1,000 acres of...
Reg 4 farmers receive assistance to boost agriculture production
Thirty small and medium-scale farmers from Region Four (Demerara – Mahaica) on Monday received inputs to boost their productions totaling some $3.3 million.
This was...
Thousands of new jobs being created in agri sector – Pres Ali
…says Govt well on its way to achieving 50,000 new jobs by 2025
With thousands of jobs being created in the agriculture and other sectors...
14 indigenous youths trained in beekeeping as part of Barima Mora ecosystem protection project
The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to implement the Barima Mora ecosystem protection project, titled “Securing...
Private cane farmers were sued by banks after APNU/AFC closed sugar estates
Among the hardships that sugar workers faced when the former A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government closed down the estates, private...
NAREI, USAID advance discussion on climate-smart agriculture
Guyana’sNational Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) has advanced discussions on climate-smart agriculture with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Mission in...
Rose Hall Estate to start sugar production in mid-September – GuySuCo
– as Berbice estates surpass production target
Final preperations are being made to the Rose Hall Sugar Estate in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), as it...
Reduction of bank interest rates will alleviate the hardships faced by producers – GPPA
See below for a statement by the Guyana Poultry Producers Association on the recent announcement by President Dr Irfaan Ali this morning of a...
Pres. Ali announces 3% reduction in interest rate for poultry farmers
President Dr Irfaan Ali this morning announced an initiative that will see the cost of financing for poultry farmers being lowered - a move...
Poultry farmers to access loans from Demerara Bank next week
Following a week of negotiations with Demerara Bank Limited, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday announced the imminent rollout of several loans that will...