The Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a new bio-fortified rice variety that is slated to offer more nutrition and higher yields benefitting both the farmer and the consumer.
A release from the Office of the Prime Minister stated that the rice variety, which was developed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR), and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), was launched on Saturday during the 3rd Regional Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who gave an address at the unveiling, stated that the rice industry has proven to be indomitable, and has significantly contributed to the agriculture sector in Guyana, the release said.
