–as second batch of Brazilian Green Dwarf coconuts arrive THE second set of 1000 Brazilian high-yielding, early-bearing Green Dwarf coconut seeds was received (by Guyana) recently. The project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through the Agriculture Sector Development Unit (ASDU) that falls under the Ministry of Agriculture. In an invited comment, Minister…
THE Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Coconut Industries Limited, in collaboration with the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI) hosted an exercise to launch the Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut variety in Guyana. The first shipment comprising 1,000 seed nuts arrived in Guyana from Brazil last October, paving the way for intensive research and product development…
By Cindy Parkinson THE first batch of the Brazilian Green Dwarf coconuts landed in Guyana on Monday, paving the way for intensive research which could become a “game changer” for the local coconut industry. This development was shared by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha; Country Representative for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI),…
DESPITE the fact that Guyana’s coconut industry is flourishing, the current output is not enough to satisfy consumer demand. The Guyana Government declared at the Agri-investment earlier this year that it intends to introduce new, superior coconut types to extend the genetic base of coconuts and increase production. In order to support the Caribbean Agricultural…
–CARDI’s Executive Director THE global coconut industry is expanding, and so is the industry in the Caribbean, with Guyana being among the top producers. Speaking on Day Two of the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, Ansari Hosein, Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), gave some insight into the development of the…
AGRICULTURE Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Monday, commissioned several pieces of equipment that forms part of the 2021 capital expenditure for the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) and the Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCI Ltd). The respective agencies expended more than $74.4 million to procure two long-reach excavators and a tractor with accompanying implements….
THE government has proposed an allocation of over $70 million in the 2021 National Budget to advance and further expand services provided at the Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL), East Coast Demerara. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh made this announcement during his presentation on Friday. …
– Min. Mustapha says Hope Estate is the first target By Naomi Parris CONCERTED efforts will be made this year to transform the coconut industry, the produce of which has become a major agriculture export for Guyana in recent years. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, in making this disclosure during an interview with the Guyana…
— nurseries to be established countrywide AGRICULTURE Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, recently commissioned a new coconut nursery at Kairuni on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. This is the first of two nurseries that will be commissioned before the end of 2020. The facilities are said to have the capacity to produce 25,000 additional seedlings per year. According to…
Hope Coconut Industries Ltd. started cocounut cultivation in 1934. The estate was later bought by the Governmnet where it reamains under their control. Read More.