The Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association plans a protest today to highlight the plight of rice farmers in their county, who say their livelihoods are under threat by the low prices being paid by millers for their produce.
Chairman of the Essequibo Paddy Farmers Association Naith Ram told an AFC press conference yesterday in George-town that until their concerns are addressed by either President Donald Ramotar or Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, the paddy farmers at Essequibo
