With the focus on the realisation of increased production and profitability in selected agricultural sub-sectors, the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer to Farmer Programme, is currently harnessing technical assistance from United States volunteers to support farmers, farm groups, agribusiness and agriculture sector institutions in Guyana with the goal of “promoting sustainable improvements in food security and agricultural processing,” according to information released by the Farmer To Farmer coordinating group in Guyana.
Guyana is one of five beneficiary countries in the hemisphere from the current round of Farmer To Farmer support, the other four being Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Jamaica. The initiative leverages the expertise of volunteers from farms in the United States, universities, cooperatives, private agribusinesses and non-profit farm organisations. US volunteers for the Farmer to Farmer programme are customarily individuals who have had noteworthy careers in farming and agribusinesses.
