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Agriculture Minister urges Toshaos to get into coconut production
At the recently concluded National Toshaos Conference, which was held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre, the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, urged the leaders (Toshoas) of the Indigenous communities to get into coconut production. During an interview with the Sunday Chronicle, Minister Mustapha noted that coconut is a very profitable/lucrative crop that is currently…
Hope Coconut Industries
At the forefront of coconut production in the Caribbean COCONUTE are everywhere in Guyana, from the sweet water Guyanese relish to the husk used for several purposes. These resilient crops are a part of a larger industry. Tons of coconuts are exported and traded daily across the world. In Guyana, however, this massive industry is…
GMC, Hope Estate get new boards
— 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…
Two more coconut fibre machines arrive in Guyana
WITH the objective of ensuring that farmers have access to equipment needed for the job at hand and to protect the environment, the Government of Guyana continues to invest heavily in the coconut industry. In an exclusive interview with the Guyana Chronicle, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha revealed that an additional two coconut fibre machines…
New high-yielding coconut variety a game-changer for industry
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…
Seed of Prosperity: Hope Coconut Industry gears up for increased Coconut production in 2024
– Second shipment of 13,000 coconut seeds arrived at HCIL WITHIN the framework of the National Coconut Decentralisation Programme initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Hope Coconut Industry Limited (HCIL) has recently received its second shipment of Green Dwarf (AV Brj) coconut seeds, known for their high yield and early bearing, sourced from Brazil….













