Small-scale farmers received a boost with a donation from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
In a release yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture stated that its minister, Zulfikar Mustapha had received a number of inputs from the FAO that will be used to empower small-scale farmers across the country. Included were 500 plastic crates for post-harvest transport of fruits and vegetables along with 300 electric knapsack sprayers, 20 tillers, and spare parts. These will be distributed to farmers across the country.
According to the release, the items were handed over by FAO’s Country Representative in Guyana, Dr Gillian Smith at the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) office at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.