West Berbice land to be zoned to end conflict among farmers

Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha (seated at head of table) meeting with farmers

Land at the West Bank of Berbice which has been at the centre of conflict among various farmers will now be zoned and leased to them.

The compromise was reached yesterday following a meeting between the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha and the rice, cash crop and cattle farmers in the area yesterday.

The two ministers held private meetings with the various farmers as it relates to the lands located in Shieldstown-Rampur, West Bank Berbice, at the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA) office in Region Five.