Rice farmers attached to the Corentyne Youth Farmers Co-op are pleading with the authorities to assist with clearing a canal to improve farming activities in the area and a top official has pledged to find a solution.
The farmers had met with the Prime Minister’s Representative in Region Five, Gobin Harbhajan, who arranged a meeting with the farmers and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Fredrick Flatts. Flatts visited the region and after meeting with the farmers, asked that they take him to the site where works need to be done.
