Suedat Persaud is one of many who has been farming this niche shrimp for decades. He is also the founder and secretary of the East Berbice-Corentyne ...

A substantial GY$13.3 billion is dedicated to revitalising the sugar industry, aiming to restore its significance as a key economic driver. The rice industry ...

In 2021, the Government of Guyana initiated a project to improve livelihoods, food security and exports of shrimp. By January 2024, the investment had amounted to over USD 1.5 million, with production ...

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday reminded that the APNU+AFC Government led a significant decline in the agriculture sector during their 2015-2020 term in office. Delivering his ...

Rome/FAO [ENA] In the most eastern part of Guyana, near the Corentyne Coast , locals farm the endemic brackish water shrimp (Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus schmitt). The shrimp thrives in constructed ...

Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Vinceroy Jordan on Tuesday promised that if the coalition wins the 2025 general and regional elections, it would invest in nitrogen product to increase agricultural ...

Thakoor Masir, a cattle farmer and businessman of Aurora Estate on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), is calling on the authorities to take swift action to address a situation that ...

Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Minister, Floyd Green, says women and youth must be empowered to access critical resources ...

backwardness and poverty’, Jagan advocated for the expansion of local agriculture and the nationalization of sugar, in order to replace foreign ownership with ‘native capital’ that could be used to ...

Coastal flooding–exacerbated by climate change and sea level rise–is a serious risk, as much of Guyana's population and economic activity, including in the capital, Georgetown, and most of its ...

The confirmed participation of companies representing 26 sectors and 60 countries at Guyana’s energy conference next month is a sign of global interest in Guyana’s rapidly growing economy, according ...