Almost 4,000 farmers registered on Farmers Connect app
Almost 4,000 farmers across Guyana have registered on the Farmers Connect application, as the Ministry of Agriculture continues to expand digital access…
Category: Agriculture
Gov’t moving to secure hotel market for local farmers
Local farmers are being targeted for more business from Guyana’s expanding hotel industry, as the government moves to create stronger links between…
President says farmers’ markets may help tackle cost-of-living pressure
President Dr. Irfaan Ali says the government may have to examine the creation of permanent farmers’ markets across Guyana as part of…
Government Moves to Strengthen Poultry Supply and Market Stability
Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, on Monday met with representatives of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to discuss developments in Guyana’s poultry…
President Ali Unveils Plan to Cut Food Prices in Moruca Through Improved Transport and Agriculture
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing food prices in the Moruca sub-region, citing high…
Govt outlines major agriculture and tourism push for Matarkai
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced a comprehensive development plan aimed at transforming the Matarkai Sub-Region in Region One into a hub…
Guyana cutting high-value vegetable imports as young farmers increase local production -Min. Mustapha
Guyana is reducing its reliance on imported high-value vegetables as more young farmers embrace modern farming methods to produce crops that were…
Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, served as the Guest of Honour at the Bloomfield Village Reunion in New York, where he delivered remarks highlighting Guyana’s remarkable transformation and the unprecedented pace of development taking place under the current administration.
Addressing a gathering of Guyanese living abroad, Minister Mustapha reflected on the significant progress being made across the country, noting that investments…
Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, on Wednesday said Guyana is transitioning from a country that simply grows food to one that designs and manages modern agricultural ecosystems, as he commissioned the Government of Guyana’s state-of-the-art Tunnel Ventilated Poultry Pens Project at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
The more than G$1 billion initiative, conceptualized by His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, forms part of the Government’s flagship Agriculture…
Economist says agriculture push signals broader restructuring of non-oil economy
Economist Joel Bhagwandin says the Government’s recent agricultural outreaches across Regions Five, Six, Eight and Nine should be viewed as part of…
