The National Agricultural Research Extension Institute (NAREI) is set to benefit from Surinamese expertise in fighting black sigatoka, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Suriname and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) on Friday.
Head of CARDI Dr Arlington Chesney said, “Until now Surinamese expertise was not available to us so now we know that we have this expertise we will blend it with what NAREI has done; what Jamaica has done and come up with perhaps a better set of practices.”
He said that it was a win-win situation for all involved, highlighting that NAREI’s lack of success in the