Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured farmers from Canal numbers 1 and 2 on the West Bank of Demerara that they will soon benefit from improved drainage systems.
A Ministry of Agriculture release on Wednesday said that the minister gave these assurances when he met with farmers from the area to discuss some of the issues they faced.
However, while the farmers acknowledged the government’s efforts to develop the sector, they noted that constant rainfall coupled with the lack of effective drainage continues to pose major challenges to their livelihood. The key issue in this regard, they pointed out, was the lack of maintenance to major canals and drains in the area.
