Research is an important component of the Guyana rice industry. It is the avenue through which new technology is made available to the rice industry on a continuous basis to sustain its competitiveness in an ever changing physical, financial and social environment.
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IntroductionThe Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) was established by Act No. 15 of 1994. The GRDB is governed by a Chairman and Board of Directors, and managed by a General Manager.
An integrated, sustainable and profitable industry producing and marketing rice for the benefit of all Guyanese.
To efficiently utilize the resources of Guyana to produce and market high quality rice and rice by-products, including value-added products, for local and international markets, while providing employment and foreign exchange earnings.
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is the local oversight body for all Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), under which drones are classified. There are many legal responsibilities governing the operation of drones in Guyana that must be followed. Use the link below to visit the Drone section of the GCAA’s website to learn more about operating a drone in Guyana. https://www.gcaa-gy.org/drones.html
The role of the extension service at GRDB has its origins in one of the mandated functions of the organization, which is to establish facilities to conduct research relating to rice, and extend to farmers through an established system; the benefits deserved from such research.
Learn more...The success of any business lies in its Marketing. GRDB provides marketing support and services to Guyana's rice sector in four main areas; Export & Trade Facilitation, Shipping & Logistics, Promotion and Business to Business Matching.
Learn more...The GRDB is the institution responsible for the Grading and certification of paddy, rice and rice by-products intended for trade in and out of Guyana. The quality Control Department carries out the statutory functions of the Board that relate to grading.
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The GRDB recently hosted its annual Open Day at its Rice Research Station, Burma, Mahaicony. In attendance were the Minister of Agriculture, Honorable Noel Holder, dignitaries from various other government agencies, the private sector, students from various schools, rice millers, farmers, and other invitees. The open day began with tours of some of the testing […]
The board of directors, management and staff of the Guyana Rice Development Board join in wishing you and your family a happy and blessed Diwali.
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced an increase in paddy prices paid to farmers for the 2017 second crop. This increase comes in wake of farmers’ decrying the high production cost of plying their trade. General Manager (ag) of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), Ms. Allison Peters has credited the increase […]
GRDB on Monday, 28th August 2017, hosted its annual Bursary Awards Ceremony for the children of Employees, Rice Farmers and Millers who would have excelled in their National Grade Six Assessments for the year. Awards and incentives were handed over to the students who would have met the criteria set out by the GRDB. Among […]
GRDB officers from its Region 6 office hosted a Paddy Awareness Training Session for farmers and other stakeholders in the Region 6 area, as a refresher course of best practices in the industry.
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