Up until now hinterland development may not have featured nearly sufficiently on the agenda of government’s priorities in Guyana, but according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agricul-tural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Udho Homenauth, force of circumstances could compel a drastic change in policy direction.
According to one of the country’s leading agricultural specialists, climate change and its attendant consequences are making a compelling case for the relocation of commercial agriculture in the hinterland. Homenauth is adamant that the vulnerability of coastal lands to flooding means that planning the
