Tag: Rice
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“We can’t force people to buy at a particular price” -Jagdeo tells Essequibo rice farmers
Rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast may apparently have to wait out the present challenges in the rice industry, as Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made it ... -
Central Rice Laboratory re-certified
The Guyana Rice Development Board’s Central Laboratory received its GYS-170 certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) as it continues to take steps to ... -
Emergency works ordered to assist flood-affected Mahaicony rice farmers
Farmers in Mahaicony River, Region Five stands to lose millions of dollars in rice cultivation to flooding. As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture will be ... -
$22B allocation could see major transformation in the agri sector
The allocation of some $22 billion to the agricultural sector would see major transformation within the agriculture sectors says Minister Zulfikar Mustapha. The Minister told the National ... -
New road in the MMA will open access to new rice lands
The government is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to construct six farm to market roads throughout the country. These roads are expected to provide farmers ...
