Manufacturers get grant to consider feasibility of log yard

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), on 1st September 2020, signed an agreement for a $6M grant which will be used to determine the feasibility of establishing a Consolidated Log Yard (CLY) operation in Guyana.

A release yesterday from the GMSA said that the approach to this study will be through a consultative process involving key stakeholders such as forest sector operators, Government agencies, civil society, indigenous organisations and other non-governmental organisations.