Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday stated that India’s ban on rice exports opens the market for Guyana’s grain and he is optimistic that the target for this crop will be surpassed.
Mustapha and a team of technical officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) along with regional officials from Region 6 yesterday witnessed the harvesting of the Bio-Fortified variety of rice grown by the GRDB at a farmer’s plot at Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.
Representatives from CARICOM and IICA were also a part of the activity.
At the location, Mustapha told the Sunday Stabroek when questioned that the India ban “will open more market for Guyana.”
