Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy on Monday said that rice exports were a smidgeon away from the historic figure of 500,000 tonnes and he asserted that sales are so diversified that Guyana would be able to withstand any upheaval in the key Venezuelan market.
Ramsammy was responding to a statement by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Sunday attacking the minister’s announcement that $2.1B had been advanced by the government to millers to ensure that rice farmers are paid on time. APNU had said this was an attempt to cover up the hardships that the farmers were facing and it
