NAREI gives ‘other crops’ sector high marks for January-April output

Bountiful harvest: A vending stall at Bourda Market recently.

The performance of the “other crops” segment of Guyana’s agricultural sector during the first four months of 2017 has come in for high praise from the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) in a recent review of the sector for the first four months of this year seen by the Stabroek Business.

The report asserts that other crops “performed exceptionally well,” stating that “farmers have reportedly produced maximum capacity resulting in an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables on the local markets at affordable prices.”

NAREI’s assessment is consistent with observations made by the Stabroek Business based on a review of the availability and prices of greens and vegetables at city municipal markets undertaken by the newspaper in April. Subsequently,