The 200 acres of seed paddy that was cultivated at Wales estate, as part of the diversification venture following the closure of sugar operations in December 2016, would be ready for harvesting in September.
Manager of the estate, Davendra Kumar said that the seed paddy would be provided to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and then be marketed to farmers.
By the end of this year, it is expected that another 285 acres would be cultivated, depending on the weather condition.
At a community outreach at Uitvlugt last week, Kumar pointed out that in January 2016 when the decision was taken to cease sugar cane cultivation at Wales by the end of the year, there was a view to
