— Teshawna Lall appointed GMC General Manager NEW boards of directors for the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) and the Hope Coconut Industries Limited have been appointed and were immediately tasked by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha to turn around their respective agencies. During the meetings, Minister Mustapha informed the new boards of the task ahead and…
— to meet local demand and export markets OUTSIDE of rice and sugar, not many know that coconut is the third major agricultural export, earning some US$7M in export revenues in 2017 and there are concerted efforts afoot to transform the industry in the years to come. With demand globally forecasted to experience huge growth,…
SOME $1.25 billion will be injected into the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) to boost its agricultural diversification agenda with focus on coconut and horticulture, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has reported. The Hope Coconut Estate is also expected to benefit from the initiative. Minister Mustapha told the National Assembly on Thursday, that the…
By Michel Outridge GENERAL Manager Ricky Roopchand of Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL), commonly called ‘Hope Estate,’ told the Pepperpot Magazine that the entity is working assiduously towards achieving its goal. He stated that HCIL’s current drive is to better serve farmers’ needs and at the same time work towards achieving financial sustainability and wean itself…
HOPE Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL) has made a significant breakthrough with its annual income leaping from $17Million in 2015 to $36Million in 2019. In a press release, Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder noted that while the estate suffered under the previous administration, the past four years of the Coalition Government saw tremendous investments and enhancement…
THE National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the International Trade Centre, local farmers, processors and other stakeholders have learnt about technology which is used to transform coconut waste to cash. According to a press statement from NAREI, coconut husks dumped in waterways, dumpsites and along parapets are…
FARMERS of the Hope Estate are becoming less dependent on traditional cash crops and have turned to the cultivation of onions with the help of the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) through its PROPEL initiative. In an effort to foster crop diversification in the farming community, PROPEL has approached ten female farmers and two…
– to benefit farmers in the community FARMERS who operate within the Hope Estate would be able to access over $8 million in tools which were donated by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) through its PROPEL initiative. Over the years, farmers from the community have been using traditional means of cultivating their farms,…
– with regular training on vagaries of the industry AS the local coconut industry continues to expand, agricultural institutions are ensuring that farmers are not left behind by sensitising them about the bottlenecks in the industry, and how to increase their productivity. Some of the institutions that have pioneered the training process are the National…
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.