Essequibo rice farmers want more for their paddy in the second crop and are reorganising so that the government will take their issues seriously.
Chairman of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association (EPFA), Naitchram (only name) told Stabroek News that currently farmers are reaping.
“Lots of us are out in our fields… It is only when we take to the street [that] the minister or any of the higher up [pay attention],” he said. He added that farmers had to show more tact in this second crop and they needed to come prepared with all their grievances.
Farmers want to see an increase in the prices received for paddy and since Guyana has renewed its
