{"id":21021,"date":"2024-07-02T14:21:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21021"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:22:35","slug":"government-initiates-agro-processing-plan-to-boost-local-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-initiates-agro-processing-plan-to-boost-local-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Initiates Agro-Processing Plan to Boost Local Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>by Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government of Guyana is formulating a comprehensive agro-processing plan aimed at fostering agro-business incubators and programs to enhance agro-tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is part of efforts to showcase local products prominently at major international airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has underscored the importance of these agro-business incubators in enabling local agro processors to elevate the quality and expand the range of their products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central to this strategy is the establishment of &#8220;Guyana Shop&#8221; corners at prominent international airports such as JFK in the US and Pearson International in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized that while expanding shelf space and enhancing branding in global markets, it is imperative that Guyanese products meet the highest standards of quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed confidence in the uniqueness of Guyanese products, believing they have the potential to attract substantial revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, President Ali outlined plans to establish processing facilities in every region of Guyana, focusing on producing specialized goods based on regional competitive advantages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, collaborations with the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) are underway to improve processing techniques and packaging standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Saskia Warrick The government of Guyana is formulating a comprehensive agro-processing plan aimed at fostering agro-business incubators and programs to enhance agro-tourism. This initiative is part of efforts to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21021","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=21021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21023,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21021\/revisions\/21023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}