In his waterfront shop on the Pomeroon River, Rudolph Gobin and a friend take a drink and argue over the prices of farm produce and the weather.

Rains over the previous week saw water flooding parts of their land but not to the extent experienced in the past. The discussion is a familiar one at farms along the Pomeroon as many farmers lament low prices, the lack of markets and labour, and flooding. Several are no…..