Rice producer Nand Persaud Group of Companies (NPGC) has signed a $40 million Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Guyana (UG) to construct a soil testing facility at the university’s Tain, Corentyne, Berbice campus
Signing at a ceremony last Thursday on behalf of NPGC was Chief Executive Officer Rajendra Persaud while UG’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith signed on behalf of the University.
According to a Department of Public Information report, the ceremony was held at the tenth session of Turkeyen and Tain Talks, at the Pegasus Hotel.
Persaud was reported as saying that