Maintain high rice standards in face of competition – Ramsammy

Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says the country needed to  protect the export of rice and the only way to do that  is by ensuring high quality rice and paddy.

He was speaking at the re-certification of the Central Laboratory of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS).

A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said the minister explained, “We export rice into markets that have access to rice and paddy from other sources and therefore to maintain the advantage we have