In order to further aid in their production of cassava flour, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) through a $15 million fund which was gifted them by the French government have procured a solar dryer room for the community of Kwebanna, located in the Moruca sub-district of Barima-Waini, Region One.
The room, which was funded by the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects (SFIP) to the tune of $5,579,880, was commissioned last Sunday at the Kwebanna flour factory by members of the APA, the French government, and the community. On display at the commissioning were a number of delicacies and other pastries made from cassava flour including, dhal-puri, pizza, egg-ball, and cassava cheese cake.
During the commissioning ceremony, 67-year-old Fabian France, a community member, and the person who initiated the plan for the factory, explained how the idea came about and how the process of producing the flour works.