Caribbean AgTech Investment Opportunities

Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit, 2021

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Guyana’s agriculture sector comprises of five key subsectors:

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Prawns, Shrimp Atlantic Seabob

Variety of commercial fish

Rice

Sugar

Nontraditional crops

Guyana’s agriculture sector still remains pertinent to the country’s development and environmental sustainability.

Coconuts

Passion Fruit

Onions

Spices

Plantain

In 2020, agriculture accounted for 27.1% of non-oil GDP 21.3% of non-oil exports and

Watermelon

Red Peas

Corn

Exotic Vegetables

Livestock

Dairy & Beef Cattle

Swine

Poultry

Sheep

Rice and sugar are Guyana’s two main export earners, followed by coconut, which has a hold on being the country’s leading non-traditional export crop.

Goats

Wildlife

Rabbits

Bees

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