A recent Stabroek Business ‘survey’ among a limited number of local Agro Processors who ‘double up’ as vendors has again yielded ‘eye-opening’ insights into what respondents feel are ‘weak links’ in the overall official effort to raise the profile and enhance the marketability of locally manufactured agro-produce on the local and international markets. The Stabroek Business’ most recent ‘limited survey’ – an earlier limited one was effected some months ago – suggests that market demand would still appear not to be keeping pace with the range and volume of products appearing on the local market and, moreover, that production volumes and product presentation continue to place restrictions on success on international markets.
Most small and medium-sized local agro processors cannot ‘make ends meet’ by relying on the sector
