Dear Editor
In considering the level of compensation that the Guyana Government should seek for their grant of 50 million acres of rainforest to Britain et al, I hope that the Government is aware that some years ago British farmers were paid an annual set aside fee equivalent to US$200 per acre to keep their lands out of production and thus avoid adding to the huge and expensive EU grain mountains. Obviously, even at one tenth of this fee Guyana should receive about US$1,000 million.
Yours faithfully,
Daoud Yamin
