Guyana

Guyana’s vast tracts of productive land present enormous opportunities for growth. Indeed, agriculture already represents a significant proportion of Guyana’s domestic production (approximately 25 percent of GDP). Guyana’s manufacturing industry contributes about 4 percent towards the country’s GDP and employs approximately 12 percent of the population. Traditionally, the manufacturing sector has been dedicated to the processing of traditional agricultural products (e.g. sugar, rice), forest products and minerals (bauxite, gold and diamonds), basic consumer items, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals for local consumption. While these traditional manufacturing activities remain important, there is a growing interest to expand value-added, export-oriented manufacturing industries:

• • Garments and apparel manufacturing
  • Value-added/manufactured forest products – furniture, flooring, doors, plywood, veneer, etc.
  • Agro industries – processing, canning and bottling of agricultural produce; fertilizers and insecticides
  • Packaging – manufacture of packaging materials and containers for transport of finished products
  • Leather craft – manufacture of leather products and souvenirs
  • Ceramics – manufacture of articles constructed of clay, kaolin and silica sand
  • Construction Materials – stone, cement, clay blocks, tiles, glass, glass products and machining.