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This advisory is being provided to inform rice farmers of Farmers Field School Sessions coming to an area near you. Please keep a copy of this schedule handy, and make every effort to attend a session near you.  

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards presented the Guyana Rice Development Board’s Central Laboratory on Wednesday August 16th, 2017 with the Laboratory Certification Programme Certificate to continue operating as a grading laboratory for testing of rice and paddy for a period of two years. GRDB has worked assiduously over the years to maintain the requirements […]

Management and Staff of the GRDB are currently performing outreaches in the Region 6 area, to hear from some of the farmers about hindrances that may be affecting them. Among those present are GRDB’s General Manager (ag) Ms. Allison Peters, Extension Manager (ag) Mr. Bissessar Persaud, Quality Control Manager (ag) Mr. Dhirendranath Singh, Entomologist Dr. […]

Chapter 72:01 Guyana Rice Development Board Act Section 40 The Board may, on the payment of such fees as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations, grant a licence to any manufacturer, or any other person who proposes to carry on the business of export of padi or rice or any other product of […]

Dated: 19th May, 2017 GRDB Distances Itself From ‘Fake Rice’ The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has noted with great concern the presence of video recordings being circulated of plastic rice and wish to make it clear that there has been no confirmation of plastic rice in our market. The homemade video recordings being posted […]