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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As a part of our agriculture month activities, GRDB today held a mini exhibition and award ceremony at our #56 Village, Corentyne Seed Processing Facility in Region 6. In attendance were kids from neighboring schools as well as farmers, millers and other stakeholders.
English philosopher Roger Bacon, the famous Doctor Mirabilis (“wonderful teacher”) from England, must have first used the word “almanac” in the latter part of the 13th century. Although the origin of the word is obscure, early almanacs were actually calendars that dealt with detailed movements of the heavenly bodies, as well as agricultural and meteorological data. […]
GRDB today re-launched its official website at the Boardroom of the Ministry of Agriculture. The website was re-designed to better cater for the needs of all stakeholders in the industry, and to also highlight services offered by the GRDB. Read more on our website re-launch here…
On World Accreditation Day, June 9, 2015, the Guyana Rice Development Board’s Central Laboratory was among the newest recipients of an Accreditation Certificate from the internationally-recognized Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, at a special function in Jamaica. Read more here…
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