Over 5,000 Region Five farmers received promised government flood-relief grants over the past weekend.
The Department of Public Information (DPI) reported that Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the distribution at the Bath Primary School and the Woodley Park Primary School in Region Five last Sunday.
During the distribution, Mustapha said the government understands the importance of getting farmers back to the land so that they can begin to earn and provide for their families.