A $20M kiln drying facility at Crabwood Creek, Berbice, was commissioned on Monday by Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and the project is aimed at ensuring value-added by deriving the maximum benefits from forestry resources.
The kiln is an initiative of the Guyana Forestry Commission and the Upper Corentyne Kiln Dryers’ Association and the project was jointly supported by the International Tropical Timber Organisation, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
Minister Persaud noted that if Guyana is to export kiln dried lumber it can attract a market price of US$1000 per cubic meter compared to US$600 currently being received.
“This is a clear manifestation of where our government wants to take this country and that vision is to have a very strong value-added sector…in fact
