Drought countering measures in MMA needed farmers, GRPA input – Seeraj

Dharamkumar Seeraj

In the light of the ongoing drought, the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) says that the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural Develop-ment Authority (MMA/ADA) is taking the wrong approach in regulating water.

General Secretary of the GRPA Dharamkumar Seeraj said the measures instituted by the MMA/ADA were not working because the authority did not seek the involvement of the GRPA and the farmers before putting the measures in place.

Stabroek News has been closely following the drought and its effects on rice farmers in the