As part of government’s efforts to boost agricultural development in Amerindian communities, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), recently handed over a selection of plants along with farming equipment to the residents of Akawini, Lower Pomeroon, in Region Two.
Prime Ministerial Representative for Region Two, Arnold Adams, handed over to the community farmers, two tillers to assist in their farming operations along with Brazilian dwarf coconut, ginger, and citrus plants.