{"id":17958,"date":"2024-04-04T18:05:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17958"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:05:29","slug":"ccic-interested-in-agro-processing-opportunities-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ccic-interested-in-agro-processing-opportunities-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"CCIC Interested in Agro-Processing Opportunities in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing trade mission from Trinidad\u2019s Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCIC) is set to explore the abundant opportunities for collaboration between Guyanese and Trinidadian companies in the agro-processing sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, highlighted Guyana&#8217;s commitment to building an attractive, reliable, and diverse economy and tourism sector through strategic investments and collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the government&#8217;s efforts to create an enabling environment for investments to thrive, ensuring safety and security for investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President of the CCIC, Baldath Maharaj, expressed the mission&#8217;s goal of fostering mutual benefit and driving economic growth and prosperity in both Guyana and Trinidad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted Trinidad&#8217;s expertise in manufacturing and agro-processing, complemented by Guyana&#8217;s abundant produce and arable lands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maharaj emphasized the potential for creating value-added products through synergies between the two countries, benefiting not only them but also the wider CARICOM community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trade mission aims to leverage this favorable business environment by facilitating discussions among companies from both countries, particularly focusing on opportunities in agriculture and other sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maharaj stressed the importance of collaboration in adding value to Guyana&#8217;s agricultural produce, which could lead to increased trade, employment, and enhanced food security and economic resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues to attract investments and promote collaboration with regional partners, initiatives like the CCIC trade mission play a crucial role in exploring and capitalizing on the country&#8217;s economic potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The ongoing trade mission from Trinidad\u2019s Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CCIC) is set to explore the abundant opportunities for collaboration between Guyanese and Trinidadian companies&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17958","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\/17958","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=17958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17959,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17958\/revisions\/17959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}