The other crop sub-sectors are projected to grow by 11.7 percent, driven by expanded acreage and the country’s focus on strengthening local food security.

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 ...

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday presented a $1.382t budget, 20.6% bigger than last year, and a whopping US$2.5b in oil money will be injected into the Consolidated Fund this year but GDP ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC ... in the non-oil economy was driven primarily by increases in rice, other crops and bauxite production, as well as expansion in mining, quarrying, construction ...

On his parliamentary biography, Seeraj is described as a “seasoned campaigner in the agriculture sector with specific focus on the rice industry.” The Parliament of Guyana also informs that ...

Thanks to abundant supply and fairly flat demand, oil prices are forecast to fall — unless tariffs and geopolitics get in the ...

Rice field. To grow rice it is usually necessary to have flat fields and plenty of rain. Photo by Gaku Suyama on UnSplash. Guyana’s agriculture sector is growing quickly, with around 225,000 acres of ...

On March 1, Pepper Pot Jamaican Restaurant will open a stand at the Fresh Market at Hershey Towne Square. Owners Linton and ...

Last year, a 9.3 per cent growth was recorded. The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported rice production at 725,282 metric tonnes, compared with 653,706 metric tonnes the year prior. This ...

Guyana’s rice sector has witnessed a remarkable recovery fueled by a combination of strategic initiatives. Rigorous efforts to expand export markets coupled with substantial financial support and ...

Today, we import rice from Guyana and sugar from Barbados—products ... Instead of positioning Trinidad and Tobago as a leader in agriculture and energy, we are now merely a consumer of pro ...

At the Follow Your Roots dinner in New York City, five Black chefs cooked with ingredients that define the African Diaspora.