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The Ministry of Agriculture said the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is now better equipped with modernised equipment to conduct time-sensitive soil testing. On Monday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the soil laboratory which is located at NAREI’s Mon Repos office. The project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the tune of over $57 million. ...

Small rice farmers will be provided drone services by the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to assist them in increasing and improving the quality of the grain, through assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and China, officials said Tuesday. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said the drone service would be provided to the farmers free of cost to aid ...