Chairman of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association (EPFA), Naithram (only name) and other rice farmers met with the GRDB and the RPA on Saturday and the growers called for a water schedule and lamented the ongoing problem of getting payments from millers.
Naithram stated that the Essequibo Coast meeting was relevant as the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Rice Producers Association (RPA) were interested in farmers’ perspectives on the harvest while addressing issues.
Naithram told Stabroek News that a key area which needed further development was
