{"id":15086,"date":"2024-01-04T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15086"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:27:47","slug":"guysuco-aims-for-mechanization-and-production-increase-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guysuco-aims-for-mechanization-and-production-increase-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"GuySuCo Aims for Mechanization and Production Increase in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Heading into the New Year, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has ambitious plans to enhance sugar production by focusing on mechanization and improving value-added products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO Sasenarine Singh outlined the corporation&#8217;s strategic development plan, emphasizing the importance of mechanization, training, and value-added production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview on the Dr. Randy Persaud Show, Singh highlighted the significant increase in tilled land in 2023, reaching 5,805 hectares\u2014an impressive 91% rise from the previous year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-GUYSUCO-Mechanization-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The emphasis on mechanical planting at various estates, particularly Rose Hall and Albion, aligns with an economic model designed for business sensibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singh stressed the importance of securing funds for mechanization, anticipating substantial improvements in production efficiency, global competitiveness, and long-term cost reduction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strategic plan plays a pivotal role in achieving the critical production goal of 1.20 million to 1.30 million metric tonnes of sugar annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO reported substantial growth in value-added product sales, with packaging exports increasing by over 160% in 2023 compared to the previous year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-GUYSUCO-Mechanization-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Products like Enmore crystals, Albion gems, and Demerara Gold contributed to this growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, GuySuCo plans to invest in staff training and expand the land available for production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 8,000 employees across the Albion, Blairmont, Rose Hall, and Uitvlugt estates, the corporation aims to strengthen its workforce and optimize production processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As GuySuCo envisions a bright future for the sugar industry, the strategic focus on mechanization and value-added products reflects its commitment to sustained growth and competitiveness on the world stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the New Year, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has ambitious plans to enhance sugar production by focusing on mechanization and improving value-added products. CEO Sasenarine Singh outlined the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15090,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15086\/revisions\/15090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}