The Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) recent announcement that it is making a quarter of its lands available for private farmers is an initiative that has been welcomed by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). However, the union does not believe that it will change current production figures as it has failed before.
The union recommends that boosting the wages and salaries of sugar cane planters and other estate workers to a livable income is the only way that a turnaround might be had for the sector that continues to take a beating.