The recent flooding of the Rupununi, Region 9 will now see the Santa Fe mega farm seeking “higher lands” for its cattle expansion project, even as it awaits government’s go ahead for an additional 20,000 acres of land.
“The heavy rainfall has flooded the lower part of the first area fenced for cattle and has also inundated most of the second area earmarked for cattle, that is the area along the Hunt Oil stretch, where fencing was done with the goal of rearing a significant amount of cattle,” Director of Santa Fe Farms, Richard Vasconcellos told Stabroek News in an interview.
“With most of that area flooded with water reaching levels of more than a meter, consideration has to now be given to acquiring land with higher grounds, since it will be a challenge during seasons of heavy rainfall to keep a big herd of cattle on the few high grounds available in that area,” he added.
