Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has issued a stern warning to Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL), saying that he will not tolerate the company failing to pay rice farmers promptly.
“Millers must pay our farmers. The issue with MRL continues to be a pestering problem,” Ramsammy said on Friday during a press briefing. “I do not expect that as Minister of Agriculture I will continue to have to deal with the uneasy task of dealing with businessmen who do not pay our farmers.”
Singling out MRL for special mention, Ramsammy said: “I have a special message for MRL and (CEO) Mr Jai Beni… too many farmers are not being paid for paddy and rice that they taken from these farmers. I will be an impatient minister when it comes to the