NGO, Prison Launch Poultry Project For Inmates
GUYANA - Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc and the Guyana Prison Service recently launched the Prison Poultry Project which aims to equip inmates with a skill while maintaining the dietary needs of the prison.

Heightened Focus On Poultry Sector Development
GUYANA - Development of the local poultry sector is among the administration’s primary focus as part of its agricultural diversification thrust and in this regard, several initiatives are currently being implemented.

Non-tariff barriers keeping Guyanese chicken out of T&T - Jagdeo
GUYANA - Cheaper chicken from Guyana that should have begun flooding Trinidad supermarkets at the beginning of the year never arrived because of sanitary requirement trade barriers, said that country's President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Govt to match grants to farmers as extra incentive
GUYANA - A matching grant system to boost productivity and investments in the agriculture sector is to be added to the other schemes and incentives given to farmers by government.

Guyanese poultry supply on hold
GUYANA - A fire at Guyanese poultry producer DIDCO Trading Company has resulted in a delay of final inspection of the farm by a TT technical team necessary to secure Guyana as an import market for chicken.

Chick vaccination scheme cost $5M
GUYANA - Broiler chickens at poultry farms in Regions Three, Four, Five, Six and Ten have now been inoculated in an attempt to tackle a chicken disease detected last year.

Guyana poultry farms face inspection
GUYANA - Experts from the Animal Health Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture are expected to visit South American neighbour Guyana early next month, a Guyana Information Network Agency press release stated.

Innoculation of chicks going well
GUYANA - The vaccination drive and distribution of vitamin supplements to small scale broiler producers across several regions to combat the stunted poultry growth phenomenon is proving to be successful and is ongoing, the Ministry of Agriculture say...