The Ministry of Agriculture will be spending $58 million on works at various shrimp ponds in Region Six in order to boost annual production to some 500,000 kilos by the end of the year.
Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, who met with various stakeholders on Saturday at the Albion Sports Complex, stressed, “We are looking to improve shrimp farming in Berbice.” As a result, he explained, he requested that a survey be done in Berbice to determine the number of farmers in the region, “and see what kind of works are needed.”