Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry launches “Farmers Connect GY” App with real time data and services

The Ministry of Agriculture today launched Farmers Connect GY – a mobile app designed to empower farmers, fisherfolk, and agro-processors across the country by providing them with access to agricultural services and real time data with just a click from the palm of their hands. The mobile application forms part of the Agriculture Ministry’s push […]

Agriculture Minister confident of GuySuCo returning to profitable state by 2030

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, today maintained that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will return to a state of profitability by 2030. He held the position while being grilled by Opposition Members of Parliament on the management of the sugar industry as the Parliamentary Committee of Supply examined the $13.4 Billion allocated allocated for GuySuCo […]

Government exploring various measures to assist rice farmers facing increased production and low market prices

The Guyana Government will be exploring new ways to assist rice farmers who continue to produce high volumes of paddy, but are finding it difficult to secure markets as they face low prices and increased production. During a press conference yesterday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said the Government is exploring various measures to assist rice […]