Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Agriculture
Fish catches up again as exporters report increases – Agri. MinisterOn the heels of complaints by fisherfolks across Guyana at the end of 2021 that catches had significantly reduced, making…
Budget 2022: Pres. Ali touts investment in agriculture as foundation for long-term productivitySignificant allocations have been proposed for the local agricultural sector in the 2022 National Budget and President Dr. Irfaan Ali…
BUDGET 2022: $5B to cushion rising food prices as Gov’t reduces gas, freight pricesWith several measures in budget 2022 to ease the effects of the rising cost of living, the government has set…
BUDGET 2022: Gov’t eyes more fish production with $743.7M allocationA total of $743.7 million has been allocated to the fisheries subsector as part of the government’s intention to expand…
BUDGET 2022: Black Bush Polder to get $20M seed dryer, 600 farmers to benefitWith rice cultivation remaining the main source of economic activity in many rural farming communities, some $20 million has been…
BUDGET 2022: Gov’t to use Norway money to fund massive flood-relief channelsThe government will tap into a US$54 million sum received from Norway, combined with investment income, to build two major…
Construction underway for model shade houses as part of President’s youth agri. initiativeFollowing the launch of the ‘Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme’ which was conceptualised by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on…
‘Most’ of the protocols completed to remove Catfish ban – Agri. MinisterThe majority of the protocols that were required to remove the current ban on catfish to the United States are…
Farmers’ market coming to Region Six soon -Minister MustaphaThe Ministry of Agriculture will be partnering with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six, to host a massive…
Devastated by floods, 200 small scale farmers get $8.9M FAO supportBy Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.gy Bibi Waheeda Hamid of Rosignol, West Coast Berbice lost over $200,000 in livestock last year when…
Facing worsening climate conditions, Guyanese farmers to benefit from crop insurance this yearGuyanese farmers, many of whom faced major losses due to floods in 2021 as climate conditions worsened across the world,…
More money for GuySuCo but dependence on gov’t to be reduced by 2026The government is expected to make more funds available for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in its 2022 budget but…
Agri. officials in aggressive push to regain lost regional marketsFailure to adhere to regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures saw Guyana losing some of its export markets in the…
Low fish catches: Pres. Ali floats new strategies to help fisherfolk rake in millions moreBy Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The decline in the amount of fish caught by fisherfolk who have been plying their trade…
Young people tapping into multi-billion-dollar vegetable market; potential for millions in profitsIn just three years, from 2018 to 2020, Guyana imported about $6 billion in carrots, broccoli and cauliflower but a…
Pres. Ali launches Agri. entrepreneurship programme to empower youth, create jobsPresident Dr Irfaan Ali today launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme to bolster the agriculture sector, empower youths and…
Rehabilitating deplorable Laluni, Kuru Kururu access road a priority in 2022 BudgetThe access road to the agricultural community of Laluni which runs through Kuru Kururu on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway will soon…
