January 31, 2024 |
Business News, News
GCCI Meets with FAO Representative as part of Poultry and Grain Production Survey
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Kester Hutson, on Monday, January 29, met with Economist at FAO Investment Centre, Thomas Chalmers, at the GCCI Office on Waterloo Street.
Also present at the meeting were GCCI Agriculture Committee Chairman, Mr. Brian Edwards and Managing Director of Bounty Farm Ltd, and Director of the Guyana Poultry Producers Association, Mr. David Fernandes. The meeting looked at the current capacities and constraints within the poultry sector in Guyana, as well as identifying opportunities for the private sector.
The meeting is part of the FAO Investment Centre’s survey of the poultry and grain production sectors in Guyana. The FAO Investment Centre (CFI) is collaboratively engaged with the World Bank in developing an Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) report focusing on Caribbean Food Security.
During the meeting Mr. Fernandes gave a detailed presentation on the current state of Guyana’s poultry sector, outlining how the industry has grown over the years, but still faces may challenges due to local and global factors. Mr. Hutson underscored the importance of data driven initiatives, while Mr. Edwards highlighted that like many sectors a significant hurdle in the agriculture sector remains access to financing for development and scaling up of production.
