Beverley Rodrigues, founder and managing director of Bevor Consulting, has over 30 years of experience and advanced degrees in education and agricultural economics.

She specializes in program design, market research, and socioeconomic studies. As a senior independent contractor at TFO Canada, she empowers women and small businesses in international trade. Her work focuses on gender equality, economic development, and trade facilitation globally.

Mr. Kelvin Craig, an agricultural economist with over 40 years of experience, specializes in project preparation, market research, value-chain analysis, and monitoring and evaluation.

He has served in senior roles in Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana Marketing Corporation, and CARDI and has been a private consultant for agencies such as FAO, IFAD, IICA, and CHF. For several years, he was Country Director of the USAID-funded F2F program in Guyana.

Charles Carmichael has MSc Degree in Agricultural Economics, and over 30 years of international consulting experience. Over the years, he has made significant contributions to agricultural and community development in the Caribbean, excelling in Strategic Planning, Policy Formulation, and Project Management. 

He has facilitated the Implementation of numerous Projects/Programs, Seminars and Consultations for International and Regional Organizations and Institutions, including: CARICOM, IICA, FAO, OAS, IFAD, IDB, CDB, and CARDI.

Dr. Nicholas Waldron is a Guyanese livestock expert with nearly thirty years of experience in Livestock Production and Animal Health. He is a practicing veterinarian and operates a Veterinary Clinic in Guyana. Dr Waldron has also held several senior public sector roles, as a Livestock Production and Health Specialist.

Over the years, Dr. Waldron has accumulated a wealth of experience in the livestock production industry through the development and implementation of projects/programs for small and large-scale farmers across the Caribbean and South America.

Dr. Cyril Roberts, with advanced degrees in Soil & Crop Science, Plant Breeding & Genetics, and Molecular Biology, has over 20 years of senior management experience in agricultural research and development.

He has served as a national rice breeder, CARDI Country Representative, and senior scientist, achieving significant milestones like developing Guyana’s largest coconut seedling nursery and DNA fingerprinting Barbados Blackbelly sheep.