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SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, April 21 2016 – The Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Noel L. Holder, visited the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Costa Rica to engage in dialogue on the results of and opportunities generated by the technical cooperation provided by the Institute in Guyana.
During the meeting, Holder stated that technical cooperation in Guyana should emphasise comprehensive water management, creation of a soil map, processing of value-added products with a view to increasing the exportable supply, creation of links between small producers and markets, and promotion of the dairy industry.
“We need to better understand our topography and soil, how to improve our productivity and how to optimise marketing for our agriculture; in this way, we will be able to better plan our use of resources and swiftly implement a strategy that drives dairy production,” stated Holder.
The visit took place from April 12 to 15. The minister was accompanied by Richard Nigel, Director General of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA); Ida Sealey, General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation; and Wilmot Garnett, IICA Representative in that country.
The ministerial delegation traveled throughout different Costa Rican provinces as part of a three-day field trip. They participated in a tour of the Dos Pinos factory, in Coyol de Alajuela. Dos Pinos, the largest dairy company in Central America and the Caribbean, processes 1.4 million liters of milk per day, used to produce a range of over 600 dairy products.
