NEW AMSTERDAM, Berbice — October 14, 2026
The Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) held its 61st graduation ceremony yesterday, producing 102 graduates from its Mon Repos and Essequibo campuses.
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha delivered the feature address, reaffirming government's commitment to strengthening agricultural education and building a skilled workforce for Guyana's rapidly developing agriculture sector.
Minister Mustapha commended the graduates and highlighted GSA's continued role in advancing agricultural production, research, innovation and food security.
The class of 2026 comprised 65 females and 37 males across six programmes offered at the two campuses. Of the 102 graduates, 66 earned either credit or distinction, while 10 students who were referred in 2025 successfully completed their programmes this year.
Among the outstanding graduates honoured was the best graduating student at the Essequibo campus, who received the chairman's prize after completing the certificate in forestry with a grade point average of 3.97, the highest in the graduating class.
The best graduating student in the two-year programmes at the Mon Repos campus received the chief executive officer's prize, having completed the diploma in agriculture with a grade point average of 3.71.
The Guyana School of Agriculture remains a key institution for agricultural training in Guyana, producing graduates who continue to contribute to the country and the wider Caribbean.
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By LRTVS NewsWatch · Channel 10. This report first aired on LRTVS NewsWatch.
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