Guyana’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has granted 12 individuals licence to import up to 453.6 tonnes of chicken meat for a three month period.
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After weeks of monitoring prices in an effort to ensure the market remains stable, the ministry of industry and commerce says 12 persons have been granted approval to import one million pounds of chicken for a three month period.
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The Agriculture Ministry is working to create a balance between inland and marine fishing, so as to increase production for large scale export.
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Commerce and Industry Minister, Manniram Prashad, has revealed that local poultry producers have received short-term licences to import chicken in light of the current shortage on the local market. NCN Guyana reports that the Minister further went on to say that imports are expected within the next three weeks.
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The poultry producers association is assuring that there will be an adequate supply of chicken for Christmas, according to Stabroek News.
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A Ministry of Agriculture briefing note on the poultry sector, states that since 2000, Guyana has moved from being a net exporter of chicken to becoming self-sufficient in poultry meat production. Since that time, the Ministry of Agriculture says, poultry meat production has increased from 11,769 metric tonnes to 27,068.7 metric tonnes last year. And, according to the Ministry, local poultry producers are targeting a share of the US$350m Caribbean Community (CARICOM) poultry market within the next three to five years.
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A Ministry of Agriculture briefing note on the poultry sector, in response to a request from Stabroek Business, states that since 2000, Guyana has moved from being a net exporter of chicken to becoming self-sufficient in poultry meat production. Since that time, the Ministry of Agriculture says, poultry meat production has increased from 11,769 metric tonnes to 27,068.7 metric tonnes last year. And, according to the Ministry, local poultry producers are targeting a share of the US$350m Caribbean Community (CARICOM) poultry market within the next three to five years.
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Guyana is training priests, teachers and police officers to identify at-risk youth in a remote farming region with a sky-high suicide rate, the South American country's health minister said Thursday.
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A mid-year report on Guyana's economy indicates that it has remained resilient, despite the poor performance of the traditional industries, especially sugar, in the first half of 2009, and the ongoing global financial and economic crisis.
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