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1. Research

Key findings

Women in agriculture are spread across the regions with a large number

of respondents in the population centres around region 4. A need to

improve personal safety and reduce theft is common to all markets but a

particular issue in Guyana with 91% wanting to improve these measures.

Demographics Q21 What would help your work
District distribution in agriculture most? GUYANA
35% Help to access new markets 96% MARKETS
30% Help to improve personal safety 91% Resilience
25% Help to reduce theft 89% RESILIENCE through
20% Help to own my own land 88% ACCESS improved
15% Good technical training 87% safety &
10% Assistance with tools, machinery MARKETS security key
5% or inputs 86%
0%
Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 10 Access to easy banking services 86% ACCESS

Help with transportation 85% MARKETS
Average income for respondents was low at below Access to cheap loans 82% ACCESS
GYD75,000 per month and ties into evidence of significant Access to more land or facilities 77%
economic distress for farmers in Guyana. Over 87% agreed
that they ‘struggle to find enough money for household Access to affordable insurance 76%
bills’ each month. Assistance with childcare or
elderly 71%

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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