AGRIVISION 2030

HOW WILL WIN SUPPORT

GUYANA’S FARMERS?

Despite being the backbone of our economy, many farmers in Guyana feel abandoned. From poor drainage and outdated tools to weak markets and climate vulnerability, farmers struggle while feeding the nation.

WIN will deliver real change, because when We Invest in Nationhood, we support those who feed us all.

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WHAT WE WILL DO

  • Develop the principle of incentivised farming by having targeted incentive-based grants to farmers who adopt innovative farming systems, such as revitalised hydroponics and aquaponics, with special emphasis on women and youth.

  • Establish national distribution centres that will spearhead campaigns to distribute agrochemicals to farmers across all regions of Guyana.

  • Enhance market access by improving infrastructure in rural communities, such as cold storage facilities to minimise post-harvest loss and better roads to support farmers moving their produce.

  • Support agro-processing by offering grants or loans for small-scale agro-processing units to produce items like pepper sauces, jams, or other produce made from local crops.

  • Integrate vertical farming systems to maximise land efficiency.

  • Implement digitisation for the monitoring and evaluation of crops as part of the national policy on digitisation.

  • Facilitate demo projects for vertical farming for high-value crops incorporating hydroponics.

  • Identify new areas for farming development across the country in all 10 regions.

WIN Initiatives

  • Agri-Coop Programme (ACP)

    In light of Guyana's growing agricultural potential and the need to diversify the economy beyond oil and extractive industries, this policy proposes the establishment of an incentive framework for citizens who form registered agricultural co-operative groups. This policy seeks to incentivise the formation and operational success of agricultural co-operatives by providing tangible benefits and institutional support.

  • Certified Coconut Water Factory

    WIN will ensure there is a certified Coconut Water Factory designed to meet international food safety standards with the highest quality. This will create consistent demand and competitive prices, which in turn increases the potential earnings of our local coconut farmers, who currently earn as little as $60 per coconut. To guarantee diversification and sustainability of the coconut industry, WIN will also support the production of value-added goods such as coconut oil and coconut milk, further solidifying the value chain in agriculture.

  • Grow Grains Initiative (GGI)

    WIN will launch a project called the Grow Grains Initiative (GGI) for high-yielding varieties of rice and other crops like quinoa, channa, and red beans.
    There is a growing global demand for quinoa and 90% of the world's quinoa production comes from South America.

  • Sugar Modernization and Diversification

    Sugar has been a bedrock of the Guyanese economy and a major contributor to our GDP during its most viable years. However, reduced competitiveness with a move towards substitutes and declining global sugar prices, coupled with the rising cost of production, have triggered the need for mechanisation and diversification of the sugar industry to safeguard the livelihoods of sugar workers and revitalise a failing industry. WIN will address these longstanding challenges.

WIN’S Regional development

  • Launching an ‘Indigenous-led smart farming Programme’ with modern machinery, Agri-hubs and training for farmers with the aim of increasing crop production by 50% and creating jobs for the region.

  • Building modern processing facilities for coconut oil and preservatives to increase exports, reduce post-harvest loss, and generate employment.

  • Improves rice farming with smart milling technology and irrigation upgrades under the brand "Essequibo Gold"

  • Transforming Georgetown's market into multi-level markets while maintaining most of the traditional architecture.

  • Establishing a fisheries port with cold storage and aquaponics training to reduce imports and increase exports and providing much-needed support to fisherfolk with new market access.

  • Developing logistics centres, roads, and border trade infrastructure with Suriname. This will include a deepwater harbour and will create jobs in transport and warehousing for residents in the region.

  • Launching Guyana's first certified green mining school, training miners in eco-mining, and land restoration to reduce deforestation and illegal mining.

  • Upgrading roads in the region and the Mahdia airstrip to improve access to healthcare and trade.

  • Creating a fully Indigenous-led meat processing and leather goods industry.

  • Rebuilding an alumina refinery and smelter plant to process local bauxite into value-added aluminium products, supporting industrial diversification, and boosting exports.

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