Essequibo rice farmers complaining about post-dated cheques

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Essequibo rice farmers protest: Tage ‘Sona’ Shewcharan told Stabroek News that he was owed over $500,000 by numerous millers. He said that while he received payment last week many of his fellow farmers received post-dated cheques instead. 24-3-14 BUDGET READING AND RICE FARMERS IMG_0336 Rice farmers have proposed that a possible fund be established so millers can readily access payments in accordance with the Factory Acts. Also farmers considered proposals by the opposition to establish crop insurance. Leader of the opposition David Granger addressed farmer’s concerns.
Essequibo rice farmers protest: Tage ‘Sona’ Shewcharan told Stabroek News that he was owed over $500,000 by numerous millers. He said that while he received payment last week many of his fellow farmers received post-dated cheques instead. 24-3-14 BUDGET READING AND RICE FARMERS IMG_0336 Rice farmers have proposed that a possible fund be established so millers can readily access payments in accordance with the Factory Acts. Also farmers considered proposals by the opposition to establish crop insurance. Leader of the opposition David Granger addressed farmer’s concerns.

Essequibo rice farmers are expressing concern after payments promised by the Agriculture Ministry to cover over $300 million in outstanding debts were made to some of them with post-dated cheques.

Several farmers protested outside Parliament yesterday as the national budget was being read.

Stabroek News was told by rice farmers that last week’s meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Guyana Rice Develop-ment Board (GRDB) and the Rice Producers Asso-ciation was to finalise a strategy to have rice farmers