Goal

The project aims to enhance the stability and sustainability of Guyana’s rice sector.

Main Activities

• Introducing and sharing the intellectual property of three new area-specific rice varieties to enable the country to produce specialised rice varieties for export.
• Building institutional capacity in certified seed production, breeding methodology and protocol, as well as establishing a certified seed production facility.
• Developing downstream rice-based end products to enhance the supply chain.
• Organising a series of training-of-trainers for GRDB researchers in various fields of rice-based product development.

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