The Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) is arranging to provide fresh cow’s milk from local farmers and distributors to consumers at a low price.
Richard Haniff, the company’s Marketing Manager, told Stabroek News yesterday that the GMC is looking to assist persons with reasonably priced fresh milk, which will come directly from the distributors.
He explained that the attempt is to assess how the GMC can assist through buying from the different suppliers. He added that this would require getting the fresh cow milk transported and kept in a fresh state during the move, until it reaches the consumer.
In a recent ad, the GMC stated that the company can help persons to get the right linkages to obtain the product, which is rich in proteins, vitamin B2, potassium and calcium.
The GMC is an agency of the Agriculture Ministry which provides marketing services to stakeholders in the non-traditional agricultural sector. It is known for the promotion and marketing of farm products and agro-produce. Additionally, its services are exemplified in the roles that it plays in facilitating the export of farm produce cultivated by private farmers to the Caribbean and further afield. GMC continuously promotes local agro-processed goods on the local market. Persons interested in obtaining fresh milk through the GMC can visit its Lot 87 Robb and Alexander streets, Lacytown, Georgetown location or contact telephone number 227-1630, extension 213, 214 or 216 to make requests.
