Farmers from the Pomeroon who were affected by prolonged flooding over the past few weeks today received aid in the form of fertilizers, chemicals and other planting material from the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI).
This relief came about after Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with a number of the affected farmers last week. A release from the Ministry of Agriculture said that the Minister committed to assisting the affected farmers after several requests were made for items such as chemicals and fertilizers.
CEO of NAREI, Dr. Oudho Homenauth said that the agency had expended close to $3M to procure the fertilizers, chemicals, seeds and other planting materials that were distributed to the farmers.
Mustapha said in the release that government will continue to support the nation’s farmers.
