By Tusika Martin Guyana is working towards having its agricultural standards meet the maximum requirement for exports so as to avoid any problems with possible scrutiny by regional or international buyers.Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, said that for this reason the country has been ‘going to the extreme’ to ensure that farmers adjust to the changes in the sector.Addressing students at the Guyana School of Agriculture during the launching of the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board website and Guyana Pesticides Management Information System, Persaud noted that there have been many changes in the sector and this is evident internationally.There has been increasing focus on the utilisation of information technology and the benefits, which according to Persaud have been tested and fully deployed within Guyana’s national context.Information technology, the Agriculture Minister said, is a means of empowerment and as such efforts are being made to empower all those involved in the sector, particularly farmers.“But in addition to empowerment, it is also about developing greater capacities; developing the abilities of our institutions and those who are responsible for the delivery of service and support to the farming communities,” Persaud added.The website and the Guyana Pesticides Management Information System are tools that would allow those involved in the sector to adequately and properly serve farmers and also to allow agriculture in Guyana to be one in which it is competitive, but also consistent with modern trends.Persaud said that he has always emphasised that the market is no longer focused on ‘what we want as food producers’ but it is about what the market demands and requires.The significant portions of investments that have been made and the institutional adjustments, the policy changes and the reformation to legal framework, the Minister said, have all been done to satisfy the national needs and also to be compatible with demanding requirements.“Today, we live in an age in which trade barriers are being ‘removed’ and whereby we see tariffs are being completely eroded…All of this is ‘dressed up’ so as to present,Cheap Carolina Panthers Jerseys, especially in the developing countries, that ‘you (farmers) have free access to our market’ but at the same time when the tariffs are being removed and other trade arrangements are being ‘put in place’, there are other impediments that are also being developed that create obstacles.”One of these obstacles, Persaud indicated, is Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) requirements.Some countries and some markets may note that they do not have any tariff or any legal prohibition against a country’s exports but they can eliminate or prevent those exports on SPS grounds, Persaud pointed out.“They can also say that the way a country has applied its pesticides or fertilisers has not been consistent with their requirements and that can be used as a mechanism to shut us out of the market.”For these reasons, the Minister added, Guyana has been focusing on meeting all maximum requirements for the exports.He stressed that one might be surprised to know that sometimes the requirements within Caricom are greater than the requirements outside of Caricom. Guyana, he said, is taking the necessary steps with its partners such as Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) along with an interagency effort to ensure that the agriculture sector, food production and exports can be wholesome for domestic consumption and at the same time can stand the scrutiny or can pass any tests or any requirements in any market.The development of the website and the Guyana Pesticides Management Information System was done in collaboration with PAHO.作者: ais6m0cc 時間: 2018-9-4 20:19 標題: NFL Jerseys Outlet
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