Guyana – Guyana eyes Cuba rice market
Reports out of Region Six show that 15,000 acres of rice is under floodwaters, with some amounts of the grain already lost.
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Reports out of Region Six show that 15,000 acres of rice is under floodwaters, with some amounts of the grain already lost.
Videos continue affecting rice organizations
Rice production has been increasing as well the investigations about different varieties
Various technologies has been employed by the government to pursue diversification in rice varieties
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is intensifying efforts to produce aromatic rice.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) says it has entered into a partnership with the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) to plant seed paddy at Wales Estate as part of the GRDB’s efforts to develop new rice varieties for local farmers.
Farmers harvested, despite being affected by El Nino, 98.7 percent of the 76,717 hectares
While there has been a slight increase in rice prices, farmers have adopted a wait and see attitude, with options to expand their crops limited.
EUROCOM expressed interest in investment opportunities between the two countries, alluding to the high quality of Guyana’s rice.
A shipment of three containers with 75 tons of “Grade A” rice, imported from Guyana by businessman Jack Charles (Jitendra Chawla), to retail cheaper than local rice, arrived at the Big Creek port, Stann Creek on Thursday morning, but will remain there, at least for now.