The current Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) planting programme has been reduced by more than 50% due to the water shortages caused by El Nino weather pattern, according to GuySuCo’s Agriculture Services Manager Raymond Sangster, who says next year’s crop yield will be negatively affected.
According to a Government Informa-tion Agency (GINA) report, Sangster said the growth of the sugar cane has virtually stopped due to the dry weather.
In addition, he said GuySuCo has not yet reached the stage of revising production targets