Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that a total of $275 million worth of fertilizer will be allocated to farmers in Region Two.
Jagdeo made the announcement on Wednesday while speaking to rice farmers at a meeting at Anna Regina.
He explained that a group of 20 persons will be selected in the region to procure and distribute the fertilizer, with $250 million to cover fertilizer for rice farmers and an additional $25 million to cover the purchase for cash crop farmers in the region.