Several private sugar cane farmers yesterday morning were told that they will benefit from a $600 million package which the authorities have made available in the form of support to them.
More than two dozen farmers met Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud and a team from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), including the corporation’s CEO Paul Bhim at the ministry’s boardroom on Regent Road, Bourda to discuss the development of the sugar cane sub-sector and other issues affecting the industry. Farmers from across the country were present at the meeting with the exception of those from the Skeldon area.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud, who address-ed concerns raised by the farmers noted at the meeting that the close to 3,000 private cane farming population will be the beneficiaries of several initiatives aimed at
