$60M fund launched to push green agriculture, tourism in Rupununi

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry, John Tracey (centre) signing the $60M Rupununi Innovation Fund in the presence of Inter= American Development Bank Country Representative Sophie Makonnen. (GINA photo)

Sustainable community-based agriculture and tourism enterprises in the Rupununi, as well as startups will have access to a $60 million fund, which was launched yesterday with the aim of providing financing and technical support under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

The Rupununi Innovation Fund (RIF), a collaboration between the government,