July 23, 2025 |
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Farmer-to-Business Symposium held in Berbice
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in collaboration with the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) with funding from Global Affairs Canada, on July 9 held a ‘Farmer-to-Business Symposium’ at the Woodley Park Resource Centre, West Coast Berbice that saw farmers, and representatives of restaurants, supermarkets, and other businesses within the agriculture supply chain being able to network while accessing invaluable information.
This symposium is the second in 2025 and aims to develop a sustainable and robust agriculture market system that promotes food security, boosts productivity, and drives economic prosperity for farmers by enhancing competitiveness, sustainability, and inclusivity through commercialisation and modernisation.
Farmers were able to share their challenges and issues related to access to agricultural innovations, inputs, and finance, while being provided with the necessary knowledge and skills to adapt to a changing agricultural landscape and thrive in the market. The ‘speed dating for stakeholders’ session was once again featured at the event, and saw farmers and businesses interacting in order to develop a supply chain connection.
This symposium also brought together stakeholders from key agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Agriculture Research Extension Institute (NAREI), the New Guyana Marketing Corporation, the Guyana Food Safety Authority, the Small Business Bureau, the Food and Drug Administration, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana, the Pesticide and Toxic Chemicals Control Board and Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry.
This symposium aligns with the GCCI’s efforts to support farmers over the last two years. The Chamber, through a partnership with a number of agriculture agencies and financial institutions, has engaged farmers across the regions on sustainable agriculture and business practices through its outreach programme.
