Agriculture
Spring tide pushes down Abary sluice door, emergency works begin
Sea water gushes through the dangling Abary sluice door (Picture grab from Vinceroy Jordan's Facebook page) The Abary sluice door...
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President defends decision to keep GuySuCo afloat despite unprofitable production cost
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday sought to justify his People's Progressive Party Civic's (PPPC) administration to keep the limping state-owned...
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Guyana to produce livestock vaccines – agri minister
Guyana will soon begin the production of livestock vaccines for local and regional supply, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced...
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NAREI modernises lab to conduct soil testing
The Ministry of Agriculture said the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is now better equipped with modernised equipment...
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President authors book on Caribbean food security
In a move towards addressing global hunger, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali released his latest book “Achieving Global Food Security: The...
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Sufficient rice available for CARICOM market; Grenada to abort plan to buy grain extra-regionally
Guyana on Friday assured the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) market that there is sufficient rice, and that shipments of the grain...
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Winston Jordan’s claims of discrimination in subsidies is race-baiting – PPP official
Former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan. Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan is insisting that government's assistance to the agriculture sector is...
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Sugar industry takes more blows but efforts underway to boost production
Sugar production slumped by 60.4% during the first half of 2024 with production of 6,739 tonnes of the sweetener reported...
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Guyanese-invented natural produce preservative to reduce food loss, lower prices
A natural edible coating, which was invented by a Guyanese food scientist, that will extend the shelf-life of certain types...
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Commercial turmeric production boost for Region One
Farmers in Region One (Barima-Waini) are getting international help to increase the production of turmeric and already a leading local...
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