Guyanese and Surinamese rice millers have decided to jointly advocate on common issues affecting the industry in both countries and plan to lobby for increased access to the Colombia market while warning that only about 60% of the normal crop would be harvested this year as a result of the drought.
In a statement, the Guyana Rice Exporters and Millers Association (GREMA) said that the organisation and the Suriname Rice Millers Association met for the first time on February 16th to discuss several issues. “The meeting was intended to bring the two organisations
