Guyana will present several proposals for investments in various areas of the agriculture sector at the upcoming Regional Agri-Business Investment Forum to be held here on June 6 and 7, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said the proposals target a wide range of investment opportunities in areas such as vegetables, fruits, processing, energy and sugar, particularly the establishment of a refinery.

“We will use the opportunity to showcase our possibilities and where the investment opportunities exist. So we do hope at the end of the event we will see significance both in terms of local and foreign investment within the agricultural sector so we can capitalise on the opportunities arising out of the current food price increase,” the minister is quoted by GINA as saying.

The forum is being held under the theme ‘Investing in our future: Agri-Business is good business’ and aims to stimulate enhanced business opportunities for the Caribbean through the convergence of potential investors and financial institutions. …..