Ministry commissions $28M Genetic Improvement Lab

Dr Robin Austin explaining the artificial insemination process to Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy

The Ministry of Agriculture has commissioned a $28.2M Genetic Improvement Lab which will facilitate the realisation of artificial insemination and other services critical to the success of the Guyana Livestock Develo-ment Authority (GLDA) and livestock industry.

The lab was built under the Agriculture Diversifica-tion Programme with the said sum provided by the Guyana Government and the Inter-American Development Bank to facilitate research and improved farming practices,