Guyana and Haiti yesterday signed an agreement to trace the origin of agricultural products traded between the two countries to ensure food safety.
The Memorandum of Understanding on the Utilisa-tion of the Haitian National Traceability System in Guyana was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti, Pierre Richard Casimir at the Office of the President. The signing took place shortly after President Donald Ramotar and members of his cabinet met with Haitian President Michel Martelly and his delegation.
The agreement will come into force once the two countries enact supporting legislation for the tracing of food products from production sites. As a result of it, if produce is purchased from a particular farm for exportation,