Private cane, rice farmers signal readiness to replant as President pushes for large-scale farming

Private cane, rice farmers signal readiness to replant as President pushes for large-scale farming

President Dr. Irfaan Ali has called on private farmers in Berbice to commit fully to large-scale food production, warning that Guyana cannot afford idle lands or absentee landlords at a time of growing opportunities in agriculture. The Head of State, accompanied by several Cabinet Ministers, met on Wednesday with cane and rice farmers from Skeldon and surrounding communities to discuss plans for revitalising abandoned farmland. He revealed that …