Gov’t bets big on rice cereal

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Part of a complete breakfast? Rice Brekkies, which are a rice cereal, was launched on Thursday following the opening ceremony of GuyExpo 2014. Government has invested $75M in a factory in Region Two capable of processing five tonnes of the breakfast cereal per day, officials said at the launch. (Arian Browne photo)
Part of a complete breakfast? Rice Brekkies, which are a rice cereal, was launched on Thursday following the opening ceremony of GuyExpo 2014. Government has invested $75M in a factory in Region Two capable of processing five tonnes of the breakfast cereal per day, officials said at the launch. (Arian Browne photo)

‘Rice Brekkies,’ the new locally-produced rice cereal unveiled at GuyExpo on Thursday, will be marketed locally, regionally and internationally as the country seeks to find markets for value-added products.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, the new cereal is the result of a collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST), as well as the ministries of Finance and Tourism Industry and Commerce.

During the launch of the cereal at the IAST booth at GuyExpo on Thursday evening, acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali said the factory responsible for production, on