In the months ahead, the Amerindian community of Quarrie, situated in the Rupununi Savannah, will be embarking on a journey of economic transformation. The community will be aiming to harvest and process approximately 21 acres of cassava currently under cultivation after which the harvest will be processed at two agro-processing plants that are being set up at Wowetta and Moco Moco, also situated in Region Nine.
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is assisting in ensuring that the project is a success by helping to source a mechanical planter and harvester as well as by providing technical support and other relevant resources to the Village Council, headed by Toshao Maurice Barreto.
