Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told an Essequibo outreach that the Government is currently examining ways to establish a fertiliser plant within the next five years to ensure affordable fertilisers for rice farmers.
He was at the time speaking to rice farmers at a meeting held in the auditorium of the Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School.
Jagdeo acknowledged that the cost of living has risen and as such the government has set aside $5 billion dollars to deal with this situation. He noted that government may not be able to directly help in getting the best price for paddy but at least it can help to reduce the costs to the industry.