Press Release
18 percent increase in export of non-traditional agricultural commodities from GMC Packaging Facilities
New Storage Facility Part of Plan to Make Guyana Leading Food Producer in Region – Minister Persaud
Georgetown, GINA, July 17, 2010.
Government has maintained its commitment to ensuring the export industry continues to thrive and as such stakeholders in the agricultural sector continue to receive assistance from the administration to boost their efforts to diversify the sector by exploring new and modern interventions.......Read more.
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State-of-the-Art Pack Houses Boost Exports
A larger number of farmers and exporters across the country are finding it easier to export produce with the establishment of an agro-packaging facility at Parika, East Bank Essequibo........Read more.
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Farmers’ Market Attracts Hundreds
Hundreds of people flocked to the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) today as farmers from across the coastland continued a massive retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables as part of several interventions being taken by the Ministry of Agriculture to aid farmers who may be affected by high intensity rainfall currently being experienced.........Read more.