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 ...

As Budget 2025 takes center stage in Parliament, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to revitalizing Guyana’s ...

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 ...

The 150 fishing licences promised to Guyanese fishers by Surinamese authorities in January 2022, have still not been delivered. This topic was addressed ...

Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana, sits at the meeting-point of the Demerara River and the Atlantic Ocean. At dusk, men fish from a narrow concrete embankment that juts out beyond the land, ...

Guyanese authorities expressed their regret this week that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intends to hold elections for the position of Governor of the disputed territory of Guyana Essequiba ...

The Guyana Government has stated that it will continue to work with its Surinamese counterpart, and make representations for Guyanese fisherfolks to get the 150 licences, which they were promised ...

Guyanese authorities expressed their regret this week that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intends to hold elections for the position of Governor of the disputed territory of Guyana Essequiba ...

These unique forests sequester carbon, protect coastlines and infrastructure against storm surges, promote fisheries, and are sources of lumber and charcoal. Last week I supported a workshop at the ...

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 ...