Essequibo rice farmers are sceptical that the second harvest will bode better than the first in relation to unresolved compensation and the investigating of why farmers received low prices for paddy.
The farmers say they are once again ready to take their frustrations to the streets if the GRDB, RPA and the Ministry of Agriculture do not provide answers and if some of the issues are not resolved by Friday. Stabroek News has been unable to obtain a response from these agencies despite efforts to do so.
Naitchram (only name) the Chairman of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers’ Association spoke with Stabroek News and revealed that to date farmers have not received compensation for being inadequately paid for paddy by millers since April. He said that “we started harvesting since last week and farmers still didn’t get this retro-pay that
