{"id":22483,"date":"2024-09-05T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22483"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:01:58","slug":"usaid-and-guyana-economic-development-trust-partner-to-preserve-guyanese-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/usaid-and-guyana-economic-development-trust-partner-to-preserve-guyanese-produce\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID and Guyana Economic Development Trust Partner to Preserve Guyanese Produce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant collaboration between USAID and the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) has been established with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a groundbreaking natural preservative developed in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This innovative solution aims to extend the shelf life of cassava and other fruits, addressing the substantial issue of food waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent studies have highlighted that approximately 40% of produce in Guyana deteriorates before reaching the market, leading to considerable food loss and increased costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to this challenge, food scientist Tandika Harry developed a naturally edible coating using bee starch, designed to prolong the freshness of fruits and ground vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this new partnership, farmers and middlemen will gain access to this preservative, starting with cassava, and extending potentially to other produce such as mangoes, papayas, and pineapples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative seeks to enhance food preservation practices and reduce waste, which is particularly crucial given the large volumes of cassava harvested in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oslene Carrington, CEO of the Guyana Economic Development Trust, emphasized the broader applications of the preservative, noting its potential to serve as a significant export product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership not only aims to improve local food supply chains but also to bolster Guyana\u2019s position in the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Economic Development Trust, an independent NGO based in the United States, supports exceptional scientific and agricultural innovations originating from Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration with USAID marks a significant step in advancing these homegrown solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick A significant collaboration between USAID and the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) has been established with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22459,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,362,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-low-carbon-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22483","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=22483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22484,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22483\/revisions\/22484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}