The AFC will build a sugar industry that is based on innovation and sustainability, where the infrastructure and technology needs of the industry are in place to facilitate
GuySuCo and the private sector to thrive.
Our Sugar Action Plan will primarily focus on developing a sugar ethanol industry in Guyana.
The AFC believes that Guyana must use our land, our talent in the industry, our access to the US Ethanol market and the private sector partners to better position us to reap the benefit from our competitive advantage at producing ethanol cane.
The AFC’s sugar action plan will create many new jobs in the industry in the following areas:
1. Engaging investors (local and international) into developing the Canje Basin for ethanol cane with nearby distilleries for producing ethanol for the international market;
2. Use our abundant sugar/molasses to produce ethanol for local use - begin legislation for Guyana to adopt the E-10 Policy;
3. Incentivise Guyoil and other oil companies to invest in mixing-tanks for blending the E-10 (10% Ethanol gasoline);
The AFC Government will:
1. De-politicise and professionalise the decision making process at GuySuCo;
2. Invite an international Technical Mission from Brazil, India or other countries with core competence in sugar technology to analyse GuySuCo with a view to revising the Sugar Action Plan;
3. Re-engage local expertise to change the agronomical practices in the field to boost yield;
4. Mechanise the cane harvesting process which will complement workers as well as introduce many more skilled jobs;
5. Involve the private sector in the financing and managing of the new cane lands in the Upper Corentyne area;
6. Provide funding for research, extension services and a scholarship programme at NARI, IAST and UG to produce a core competence for the industry, along with revising the curriculum at the Port Morant Training
Centre to make it more relevant to the challenges of the industry;
7.. Accelerate the development of the Berbice Deepwater Harbour with a temporary sugar storage facility in Berbice to reduce the cost of transporting sugar and ethanol to the international market;
8. Accelerate the development of a sugar refinery
9. Enhance the quality of life of sugar workers within their communities through better facilities, sports and social amenities.
10. The AFC will not privatise Guysuco but will raise vitally
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