Timehri farmers urged to adopt collective approach to secure finance, markets

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said in keeping with efforts to further diversify agriculture production farmers should organise themselves into clusters in order to boost production and tap into available market opportunities.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release, Persaud and a number of technical officers from the ministry on Sunday met with farmers at Timehri and its environs at the National Agricultural and Extension Institute.

The meeting was aimed at ensuring that the