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Guyana Shop to expand countrywide – Agri. Minister
In wanting to further promote the local agro-processing industry, the Ministry of Agriculture is looking to expand the Guyana Shop in Regions all across the country.
Subject Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, told this newspaper during an interview that the plan is to establish a “Guyana Shop Corner” in at least one major supermarket in each Administrative Region.
Foreigners inspect extra virgin coconut oil during an exhibition held last year on the lawns of the Guyana Shop.
Dr. Ramsammy said that this will help to not only boost local agro-processors, but will also provide a platform for consumers to purchase more locally produced items.
Located at the corners of Alexander and Robb Streets, the Guyana Shop was established in 2012 with the aim of promoting local agro-processors and their products.
Every month, the entity hosts an exhibition, where the byproducts of a particular raw material would be showcased. These include the “grand” coconut and pineapple expositions.
Dr. Ramsammy expressed his intention to establish a full-fledged Guyana Shop at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
“We want foreigners or overseas-based Guyanese to come to Guyana and take back our stuff; our pepper sauce and our achar and so on. Doing this would not only boost the local entities producing the items, but it will also sell Guyana as a country,” the Minister pointed out.
More than 60 local agro-processing companies from all across the country have items that are being showcased and sold here, Dr. Ramsammy asserted. He added that with the massive improvement in the agro-processing industry, there are now more than 100 local producers of preserved foods.
These entities are not all licensed, but only those who have been certified by the Food and Drug Analyst Department can benefit from the services of the Guyana Shop.
Dr. Ramsammy, during a recent interview with this newspaper, said that persons, whose products are yet to make an appearance on the shelves of the Guyana Shop, can do so simply by becoming registered with the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC).
“The GMC will work with them so that their products can have an opportunity to become accessible by the Guyanese public. We will help them by ensuring that they overcome the deficits and deficiencies that they face in producing their products,” Dr. Ramsammy said.
He added that currently, the Guyana Shop has more than 400 different kinds of products on its shelves.
These, he said, include jams, juices, mixed seasonings, pepper and other sauces, achar and a range of nutritious drinks.
Dr. Ramsammy explained that his Ministry is aiming to have Guyana be known as a country that produces nutritious high quality value added products.
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