![Malaysian Technology – one of the modern and well equipped green houses at the test farm. [GINA Photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.inewsguyana.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Geeen-Houses.jpg)
This will be parallelled with employment opportunity for many locals. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, paying a visit to the Bornion Guyana Inc., test farm on Saturday, November 29 at Kairuni, on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway lauded the company for its confidence and welcomed the technical expertise that it brings to Guyana.
“They bring their experience and the important thing is that their experience motivates them to see what is possible, where, may be many times, we can’t see because we haven’t had that experience,” the Prime Minister said.
He also explained that the agriculture sector will not be the only beneficiary of their investments, but all of Guyana.
“The sector motivates them to make the kind of investment that would be required to lay in the infrastructure, roads, drains and irrigation canals, and it’s quite a significant investment for Guyana.”
A memorandum of Understanding between Bornion Guyana Inc., and the Government of Guyana was signed on September 6, 2012, paving the way for the company to set up shop in Guyana.
Bornion, a subsidiary of the Malaysian Wee Boon Ping Group of Companies has expressed interest in bio-energy following the opening of the bio-ethanol demonstration plant at Albion, Region Six. The company is mainly interested in palm oil for bio-fuel production and producing other nutritious crops.
![Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Mrs. Yvonne Hinds, Chairman of Borion Guyana Inc., Kok-Tiong Wee, and Executive Director, Chiok-Boon Tan during a tour of the test farm at Kairuni. [GINA Photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.inewsguyana.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Visit.jpg)
Many local crops that are already being cultivated will be brought on board as well. The company also boasts 100 percent organic production.
In this initial stage of two-and- a -half years, the company has invested approximately US$1M on testing feasibility of the production of these envisioned produce at Kairuni, on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. They are expecting to spend a further US$500M over the next decade on implementation.
The initial results from these feasibility studies are encouraging, according to the Administrative and Financing head of the company, Gavin Sing. He also noted pointed that an international investment of this magnitude opens up Guyana’s potential to the world.
“Guyana now will be placed on the international map for the wealth of resources that we have, and to see the efforts that are placed is tremendously inspiring.”
He was also optimistic about the longevity of this project, noting that it will mean much to the Guyanese public, since the company will reach out in all ways to local farmers, through employment opportunities and assisting them to adapt and use to their benefit what the company will bring to farming practices in Guyana.
“Indeed it’s going to be a great opportunity for Guyanese. Guyana has been known as the breadbasket of the Caribbean, and to see that the Government and the Malaysian counterparts have taken that opportunity to take us to another step and another level…a lot of jobs will be created, and the idea of what we bring to the table will help this sector grow.”
![Prime Minister Samuel Hinds plants the rambutan tree that is the first of its batch in the implementation phase. [GINA Photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.inewsguyana.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tree-planting.jpg)
While at the test farm, the Prime Minister also took the time to participate in the significant planting of a rambutan tree. The rambutan is a rare fruit on local market, and will be one of the crops the company will be feverishly pursuing. The planting of this tree will see the company moving into implementation phase for the next decade. [Extracted and modified from GINA]
