Agriculture
Indigenous communities call for independent land commission amidst alleged ‘threats, harassment’ from gov’t officials
Stemming from a three-year research from 2012 into land claims and conflicts of 42 indigenous settlements in Guyana's regions 1...
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Guyanese fast food franchise holding company to invest in agriculture sector
Managing Director of CAMEX Limited, Terrence Campbell. A Guyanese company that holds the local franchises for several American fast food...
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“Neglected” villages get US$12.4 million to kick start agriculture, combat unemployment
Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder (left) looks on as Finance Minister, Winston Jordan (second from left) and the Chief Executive...
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10,000 tonnes of rice sold to Venezuelan buyers; amount to increase- Agri. Minister
Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Noel Holder Guyana's rice is no longer purchased by the Venezuelan government, but private buyers in Guyana's...
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Fraud-accused Hassan may be sent off GRDB’s top post
Nizam Hassan. The General Manager of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Nizam Hassan could be sent off the job...
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Sargassum seaweed partly responsible for Guyana’s reduced fish production
Guyana’s fish production has suffered a significant decline partly due to the adverse impact of sargassum seaweed, local and regional...
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Still no clear indication of when Trinidad will alllow transshipment of Guyana’s honey.
Guyana will not be able to transship honey exports through Trinidad and Tobago any time soon because the twin-island Caribbean...
Read moreDetailsCaricom strategises to fight seaweed that’s hurting fishing industry
Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Milton Haughton. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has borrowed and...
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Food import restrictions possible under WTO rules; “We are eating ourselves to death with the imported foods we eat”- FAO official
Sub-Regional Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul. Caribbean Sub-regional Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
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Caribbean Week of Agriculture’s participation may be widened
Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Michael Hailu The Caribbean Week of Agriculture, an annual...
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