AGRI-Invest Country Profiles
Agri Investment Forum & Expo, 2022
GUYANA
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Guyana’s agriculture sector comprises of five key subsectors:
Rice
Sugar
Nontraditional crops
Watermelon Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Peppers Pineapple
Coconuts
Citrus
Plantain
Bananas
Red Peas
Passion Fruit
Pumpkin Ginger
Broccoli
Coffee
Cocoa Peanuts
Livestock
Dairy & Beef Cattle
Swine
Poultry
Sheep
Goats
Wildlife
Bees
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Guyana’s agriculture sector still remains pertinent to the country’s development and environmental sustainability.
In 2020, agriculture accounted for 24.8% of non-oil GDP 19.4% of non-oil exports and
Prawns, Shrimp Atlantic Seabob
Variety of commercial fish
Rice is the major income earner with an export value of US$ 243.2M, while the Fish and Sugar accounted for over US$ 75M in export value. Coconut is the country leading non-traditional export crop.
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