quote:Originally posted by Sase Singh:
The AFC will build a sugar industry that is based on innovation and sustainability, where the infrastructure and technology needs of the industry are in place to facilitate
GuySuCo and the private sector to thrive.
Our Sugar Action Plan will primarily focus on developing a sugar ethanol industry in Guyana.
The AFC believes that Guyana must use our land, our talent in the industry, our access to the US Ethanol market and the private sector partners to better position us to reap the benefit from our competitive advantage at producing ethanol cane.
The AFC’s sugar action plan will create many new jobs in the industry in the following areas:
1. Engaging investors (local and international) into developing the Canje Basin for ethanol cane with nearby distilleries for producing ethanol for the international market;
RESPONSE:
How do you engage investors? What makes you think that they will part with their money with people like you?
2. Use our abundant sugar/molasses to produce ethanol for local use - begin legislation for Guyana to adopt the E-10 Policy;
IResponse:
Is that all you have to do Legislate a law..
3. Incentivise Guyoil and other oil companies to invest in mixing-tanks for blending the E-10 (10% Ethanol gasoline);
RESPONSE:
What incentives?
The AFC Government will:
1. De-politicise and professionalise the decision making process at GuySuCo;
RESPONSE:
What do you think they will do?
2. Invite an international Technical Mission from Brazil, India or other countries with core competence in sugar technology to analyse GuySuCo with a view to revising the Sugar Action Plan;
RESPONSE:
HOW MUCH WILL YOU SPEND TO DO THIS? WHAT IS THIS ? CHANGE..
What will be done? nothing. THis will fill the pockets of the AFC people..
3. Re-engage local expertise to change the agronomical practices in the field to boost yield;
RESPONSE:
Oh really! How will this yeeld happen?
4. Mechanise the cane harvesting process which will complement workers as well as introduce many more skilled jobs;
RESPONSE:
tHIS IS NOT FEASIBLE. CANECUTTERS WILL SUDDENLY BECOME EXPERTS.
CANECUTTERS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS.
5. Involve the private sector in the financing and managing of the new cane lands in the Upper Corentyne area;
RESPONSE:
dO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO CULTIVATE NEW LANDS FOR SUGAR CANE PRODUCTION?
6. Provide funding for research, extension services and a scholarship programme at NARI, IAST and UG to produce a core competence for the industry, along with revising the curriculum at the Port Morant Training
Centre to make it more relevant to the challenges of the industry;
RESPONSE:
yOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO THROW WHITE WASH ON A DIRTY CARPET.
7.. Accelerate the development of the Berbice Deepwater Harbour with a temporary sugar storage facility in Berbice to reduce the cost of transporting sugar and ethanol to the international market;
8. Accelerate the development of a sugar refinery
9. Enhance the quality of life of sugar workers within their communities through better facilities, sports and social amenities.
10. The AFC will not privatise Guysuco but will raise vitally
Well the Answer at Albion - just VOTE AFC.
ACCELLERATE AND ENHANCE THE QYUALITY
THIS IS ALL SMOKE SCREENS AND MIRRORS TO BROWBEAT THE MASSES. THE MASSES ARE NOT ASSES.