The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) yesterday unveiled a $46 million chemical storage facility at the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute at Mon Repos, where calls were made for more to be done to prevent accidental and deliberate poisonings.
The Food and Agricul-ture Organisation (FAO) Representative to Guyana Rueben Robertson likened the purchasing of pesticides by farmers to the purchasing of prescription drugs by patients at a pharmacy. Robertson noted that the pharmacy would need to be compliant with a variety of rules and regulations and likewise
