The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced the ideal sowing period for the second crop of 2024. Farmers are advised to sow their seed paddy during the proposed time to benefit from high yields because of the current weather condition.
According to the advertisement in the Sunday edition of the Guyana Chronicle, the proposed sowing period is from May 15th to June 30th. The GRDB stated that research has shown that when sowing is done during this period it allows for the rice plant to flower during the period of high light intensity, thus higher yields are obtained.