The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) is urging rice farmers to comply with pesticide limits.
In a release yesterday via the Department of Public Information, the GRDB advised farmers that while taking steps to protect their rice crop, they must at the same time endeavour to protect their European market by complying with the Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) for various pesticides at different levels set by the European Union (EU).
It reminded rice farmers that the EU is Guyana’s largest export market, with 48 per cent and 46 per cent of Guyana’s rice being sold to the EU in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
