Wheat trials to start by month-end – Mustapha

As government explores the possibility of venturing into wheat production, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has disclosed that a trial with 15 to 20 varieties of wheat will be undertaken by his ministry.

The trial is expected to commence by month-end and will be evaluated by Dr Mahendra Persaud, a local scientist at the Burma Rice Research Station, Mahaicony, East Coast