In light of the ongoing paddy bug infestation in several rice cultivating regions in Guyana, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has expended the sum $2.6M to tackle the ongoing issue.
This is according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha as he gave an update on the situation.
“After receiving reports of paddy bug infestation in several of our rice producing regions, I instructed GRDB to come up with a plan of action. The Board has since spent $2.6 million to tackle the issue at hand. We’ve established Paddy Bug Action Units in these Regions. Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six have also been equipped with a Paddy Bug Management Officer who will work along with extension officers to monitor the paddy bugs and advise farmers on what actions to take to control the infestation,” Mustapha said, according to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.
