The Grdb Was Established In 1995In Pursuance Of The Guyana Rice Development Board Act No15 Of 1994The Three Entities That Were Controlling The State S Interests In The Industry Prior To The Formation Of Grdb Were Dissolvedthe Roles Of These Entities Aethe Guyana Rice Export Boardgreb Guyana Rice Milling & Marketing Authoritygrmmaand The National Padi & Rice Grading Centrenprgchave Been Usurped And Are Now Pursued By Grdbthe Main Objectives Of The Grdb Include To Develop The Rice Industry In Guyana And To Promote The Expansion Of The Export Trade In The Said Industry To Establish Facilities For The Conduct Of Researchrelating To Rice And Extending To Rice Farmers Through An Established Systemthe Benefits Derived From Such Research To Engage In Such Promotional And Developmental Activities Which The Board Deems Necessary For The Purpose Of Developing The Rice Industry The Industry Incorporates Many Stakeholdersfarmersmillersexportersconsumersinput Supplierstransport Providers And The Public Sector To Name But A Fewrice Production Is Carried Out By Private Producersthe Vast Majority Of Whom Are Small Scale Farmers With The Average Size Of Rice Farms Being 10 Ae20 Acresit Has Been Estimated That There Are Approximately 10 000 Farm Families That Depend On Rice For Their Livelihoodguyana Also Has 105 Privately Owned Rice Millsin Addition To Farm Familiesworkers In The Rice Millsexportersinput Suppliersetc Also Depend Either Directly Or Indirectly On The Rice Industrythus Approximately 100 000 Persons14Of The Entire Populationrely On This Vital Industry
