A number of local agro-processors now have better knowledge of the requirements needed to meet international standards for agro-processed foods, after completion of a four-day training workshop, at the Regency Hotel, Hadfield Street, hosted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), a release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.
The workshop, which focused on education requirements for agro-processing and marketing, ran from February 18 to February 21. It was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, with support from the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) and the Ministry of Health’s Food and Drug Administration and had participants drawn from