{"id":17201,"date":"2024-03-14T13:07:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17201"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:07:43","slug":"guyanese-businesses-secure-deals-at-barbados-agrofest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-businesses-secure-deals-at-barbados-agrofest\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese Businesses Secure Deals at Barbados AgroFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janneire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local businesses from Guyana showcased their products and secured promising deals at the recent Barbados AgroFest, signaling potential expansion opportunities in regional markets.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Edghill, Senior Director for Investment at the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest), reported that Guyanese companies received significant support at the event, with over 90% of their products and produce sold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure the remaining products are sold, local businesses struck a deal with the Barbadian online company Price World, facilitating further market penetration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, TidyUp Gy, a subsidiary of Duane Trading Company and a local manufacturer of laundry detergents and related products, collaborated with Barbados-based Kemarone Enterprises to introduce a new product line called &#8216;O&#8217; Clean&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this partnership, product formulation will still occur in Guyana, but finishing and packaging will take place in Barbados. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edghill emphasized the meticulous business-to-business connections forged by GO-Invest, facilitating such successful collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyanese contingent at the Barbados AgroFest covered various sectors, including agro-processed goods, fresh produce, jewelry, furniture, and tourism services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tour operators also showcased their niche markets and services, highlighting the diverse range of offerings from Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the participation of Guyanese businesses in the Barbados AgroFest has not only facilitated immediate sales but also paved the way for long-term partnerships and market expansion opportunities in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire Local businesses from Guyana showcased their products and secured promising deals at the recent Barbados AgroFest, signaling potential expansion opportunities in regional markets. John Edghill, Senior Director&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17201","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=17201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17203,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17201\/revisions\/17203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}