Essequibo Coast rice farmers who were affected by flooding earlier this month have begun to replant their lands, Regional Chairman Devanand Ramdatt told Stabroek News yesterday.
“I can report that there is no flooding in the region at the moment. The waters have receded off the rice cultivating lands and residential lands,” Ramdatt related.
In a telephone interview, the regional official explained that the farmers who suffered losses as a result of the flooding have begun to scatter seeds for a new crop. He said that several farmers suffered losses due to some lands being inundated for days.
