Django posted:kp posted:Cash crops are the best option, your market will be the local consumers.
I made that suggestion a while back,the gov't can also assist to get some export market,every time i shop for vegatables and see where the are coming from,i always said to my self why Guyana can get their produce here,of course proper pest control will have to be implemented..
They already have pest control for rice and sugar, so cash crop should not be too difficult.
We started a co-op with some youth who did not want to return to school. Every Friday a Georgetown truck arrive and rip de kids off with low prices for the stuff they grow.
We implemented a co-op system where they learned what it cost them to grow each item, with time and cost.
This allowed them to set better prices for their produce, but the GT buyers did not like what we did. The youth told them to screw off and they found local buyers at better prices.
Today me bought some Grace juice [from Jamaica] and noticed a long list of other Grace products, including items from Philippines and Thailand. I was impressed with the presentation of the packaging.
Me also notice Suresh Narine is involved with some AmerIndians in Paramakatoi, near Kaiteur Falls, in canning local items. Guyana needs to do more of this and link with an export market.