IICA celebrates 40 years of agri cooperation with Guyana

IICA Guyana Representative Wilmot Garnett delivering his address. Agriculture Minister Noel Holder is at right (Ministry of Agriculture photo).

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture celebrated 40 years of operations in Guyana on Monday with IICA’s Representative here Wilmot Garnett calling for more regional integration and treating of agriculture as a business and a science.

Speaking to Stabroek News after brief presentations were made, Garnett stated that the partnerships in Guyana needed to address the ever encroaching imports that infringe on regional trade.

He acknowledged that regionally trade remains a stumbling block and noted that in working towards