# Diversification the way forward for rice industry – Beni Sankar - Stabroek News

> Guyanese rice farmer Beni Sankar says he has left the rice sector, arguing that small acreage farmers struggle to earn a living and should diversify. He attributes industry difficulties mainly to social factors rather than millers.

- Date: 2016-08-12 · published 2016-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Guyana · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9951-diversification-the-way-forward-for-rice-industry-beni-sankar-stabroek-news
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

This is a local business profile with no clear effect on global grain supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- stabroeknews.com: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/08/12/business/diversification-way-forward-rice-industry-beni-sankar/

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