The construction of a $650 million pump station at Canal Number 1, West Bank Demerara and a 10-tonne paddy seed dryer and pre-cleaning facility at Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice, are among the over $1 billion worth of contracts signed yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The signing of the contracts, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said, is critical to the upliftment of the agricultural sector.
Mustapha in his brief address told contractors that they must deliver works to a high standard and according to the contract.
