About Us

Who We Are.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) was established following the assent of the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute Act 2010 in March 2011. Its creation expanded the services offered by the then-National Agricultural Research Institute, which was formed in 1984.
NAREI continues to promote greater efficiency in the crops and agricultural product industry; providing enhanced services in Agricultural Research, Extension, and Crop Protection thereby allowing effective administration and regulation of trade, commerce, and export of crops and agricultural products

Vision

To ensure food security and the empowerment of farming communities and to enhance their livelihoods through improved and environmentally friendly technologies

Mission Statement

To advise, develop, and transfer appropriate systems to promote balanced, diversified, and sustained agricultural production through adaptive and investigative research using a market-driven approach and a range of regulatory services to the sector

Goal

To become a center of prominence in agricultural research and development through appropriate technology development and dissemination; commercialization of research results, and achieve support services excellence to support the development of a competitive agricultural sector in Guyana

Functions

Advise on and develop appropriate systems to promote balanced, diversified, and sustained agricultural development and optimize agricultural production through adaptive and investigative research;
Facilitate the use of improved production technology by establishing adequate feedback systems from agricultural producers in order to achieve and maintain national self-sufficiency and export capacities in food and fibre;
Provide adequate phytosanitary and crop protection services to farmers, exporters, and the general public;
Provide adequate quarantine services to enable the exportation and importation of plant and plant products and other regulated articles, to reduce the risk of the introduction and spread of exotic plant pests;
Deliver quality extension services to farmers, providing advice on the transfer of technology acquired during research operation;
Provide and have farmers access approved genetic materials to be used in upgrading agricultural products based on market demands and consumer preferences;
Regulate the importation and exportation of genetic material for agricultural cultivation and development, including live plants, tissue cultures, seeds, and other materials;
Assist farmers to develop cost-effective and sustainable agricultural production systems through the use of appropriate and market-driven
Regulate the viewing of crops and post-harvest handling and care of agricultural produce including agro-processing according to acceptable international standards;
Ensure compliance with the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the full implementation of the International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention by authorizing the Crop Protection Programme Advisory Committee to discharge such functions and perform such duties;