The Ministry of Agriculture is expected to pronounce soon on a proposal by farmers within the Number 52 to Number 74 Corentyne area for the fencing of land for cattle grazing.
The proposal was made to a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture after rice and cattle farmers clashed over an order from the 52-74 Water Users Association giving permission for animals to be impounded when found in rice cultivations.
Ahmad Rajab, Chairman of the Association and who also attended the meeting, yesterday told Stabroek News that while the body had been issuing the letter on impounding animals found in rice cultivation over the last 14 years, an attorney attached to the Ministry of Agriculture contacted him two days prior and explained “that the Act doesn’t allow us to pound on NDIA structure”.
