Rice Development Board introduces Region Two farmers to new variety

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) held an interactive session on Friday with rice farmers in Region Two to highlight the performance of the new candidate rice variety – G-14-10. 

The event was hosted at farmer Rafeek Khan’s 6.5-acre trial plot in La Belle Alliance, where the variety is currently being grown.

The candidate G-14-10 variety is expected to yield 120 lbs of seed per acre.