Guyana increased rice and sugar production and is now betting on greater diversification

Guyana seeks to increase its agricultural production to strengthen food security, improve the profitability of its small producers and open new export markets for the generation of foreign exchange. The South American country foresees this year the biggest rice harvest in its history and hopes to increase sugar production, while working to develop crops that are not traditional in its territory, such as soybeans and corn, to become self-sufficient both in the provision of proteins and in the generation of food for the poultry industry. Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, spoke of his country's agricultural prospects in an interview granted, since Georgetown, to the program Agro América, broadcast on the Brazilian TV channel Agro Mais. “Our main crops are rice and sugar. We export the two on a large scale to Europe, North America, Central America and even the Caribbean. Last year, we saw a revaluation and recapitalization of sugar production, and soon we will reopen ...