If your plans for tomorrow include putting in an appearance at the Farmers’ Market, (the final one for 2019) that will be staged at D’Urban Park, beginning at 06:00 hrs, you would do well to seek out a quiet, even shy agro- processor, Rebecca Abdool, marketing her products under the trading name Becky’s Blessings.
One of the more noteworthy features of the contemporary local agro-processing sector is the way in which, in probably the majority of instances, the contemporary offerings link the present to the past.
In essence, agro-processing is about creative ways of blending fruits and vegetables to produce a range of food seasonings. It has been embedded in our culinary culture from time immemorial and the products have been available to the delight of children and to the satisfaction of a nation of incurable ‘foodies’ who sometimes seem unable to stomach the taste of even their favourite dishes without some ‘foreign’ value-adding taste. Truth be told, no worthwhile Guyanese table can hold its own without some jar of pepper, pickles or other condiment.
