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Guyana Rice Development Board Act (Cap. 72:01).

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Laws of Guyana, pp. 1-29.
Long title
An Act to provide for the regulation of the manufacture and marketing of rice, for securing effectively the development of the rice industry through establishment of the Guyana Rice Development Board, and for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural development Plant production Crops/grasses Cereals/grains/rice Institution Classification/declassification Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Act establishes the Guyana Rice Development Board as a body corporate. The functions of the Board shall be to develop the rice industry in Guyana, to promote export of rice, to enhance research on rice, to establish facilities for that purpose, and to extend results of research to farmers for their benefit. The Board shall also be responsible for the grading of rice. The Board may determine different classifications of grades of rice to be purchased, exported or sold on the domestic market. The Act gives a detailed definition of functions of the Board in respect of export of rice.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Guyana Rice Development Board (Export License) Regulations.

Legislation | Guyana | 2009

Keyword: Cereals/grains/rice, Cooperative/producer organization, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, International trade, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX