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Rice woes
There is a potentially complex situation developing in the local rice industry. At the moment, the troubles seem to only surround farmers on the Essequibo ...
It would be a waste of resources to improve rice yield, but trucks cannot move paddy from field to mills due to the lack of all-weather roads; grain is left unharvested due to the lack of ...
IN a strong show of support for rice farmers grappling with storage and market access challenges on the Essequibo Coast, the Government of Guyana has ...
The central aim of the visit was to engage directly with mill owner Mr. Sankar on the timely purchasing of paddy from rice farmers, a concern that has been echoed across the region. Officials stressed ...
He gave the commitment that efforts will be made to ensure that the remaining 75,000 bags of paddy in the fields will be reaped and bought ... Research and Extension Institute (NARIE) and the Guyana ...
Panaji: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday directed authorities to restore paddy fields that were illegally filled and encroached upon at Guirim, Socorro, and Sangolda within three months.
The Guyanese government has announced the arrival of the fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel that will ...
Meanwhile, in some places like Kasanadu Thekkur, farmers have commenced deweeding works in summer paddy fields using kono weeders. Farmers say the three-phase power supply has been good for the ...
Favourable weather has led to a successful Boro season, and more than half the paddy fields have already been harvested without any major setbacks. According to the Department of Agricultural ...
The study highlights the divergent microbial adaptive evolution and soil carbon regulation strategies in response to soil carbon heterogeneity in paddy soils of Chinese Mollisols. More information ...
A consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is about to begin installing its fourth floating oil production facility in ...