UK to inject £1.5M into Guyana agri project

Britain is to plough ₤1.5 million into boosting Guyana’s agricultural exports as the Department for International Development (DfID) takes over an agricultural diversification programme from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

British High Commissioner to Guyana Andrew Ayre made the announcement at a reception held on Thursday night, at his residence, to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ayre also announced that the United Kingdom would shortly open the doors of a Trade and Investment Office here for both Guyana and Suriname. “I am… pleased to announce that DfID will