Rice farmers in Region Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) are currently battling to save their crops which are being adversely affected by the dry season period and lack of access to water.
Scores of those affected turned up at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Office on Monday morning to air their complaints and seek the assistance of the relevant authorities so as to secure the badly needed water for their rice fields.
Vice Chairman of the RDC, Sheik Ayube, told INews that presently the rice crops in the West Demerara area are ‘endangered’ because the rice fields do not have an ‘adequate’ supply of water.
This in turn has resulted in rice and paddy burning in the fields, and adding to the woes of the rice farmers who are now literally watching their produce ‘go up in flames’.
“They need the Minister of Agriculture to intervene. You have to pump water from a place called Two Mouth, which is going up to Bonisika Creek into the Boerasirie. When you do that, the water level will raise and then the farmers will be able to have access to water,” the Regional Vice Chairman stated.
Ayube pointed out that should the rice farmers in Region Three lose their crop, this will certainly have a negative impact on both consumers locally and Guyana’s economy.
“This will cause the rise of rice prices on the local market. So we are asking the minister to address this issue urgently so that we can save this crop and, in doing so, the farmers will not incur a loss and at the same time we would stabilize the price of rice in Guyana,” Ayube posited. (Kristen Macklingam)
I WONDER WHY THE GOVERNMENT SEND THE RAIN out of GT AND SNOW IN NY OUT TO PLAY,i na gon play with them anymore ,,I will VEX UP like them spoil brats ,,
Well, well, well…whether the farmers are deserving or not about their challenges, it is clear that my prediction is Mr Nagamootto will get us $50K a bag for paddy very shortly.
English language is a difficult to understand
HOT RICE! – Rice fields ‘catching fire’ in Region Three due to lack of water
Let de PNC big man -de one who strip naked on the street so that PPP can see how big a balls he has fight that fire.
Let Nagamook and Rumjhaatmook and Ropenarinemook and GlenLallmook rush up there with their fire hose to douse that fire and give de rice people nine thousand dolla per bag..All dem get is PNC big large humongous Lowrah up dem rear..Yall cant stip to show PNC yall big balls demanding yall pound of flesh like 9000 per bag–PNC tell yall teck wha alya get and yall seh yes bass.
William is absolutely right to say “so God started the fire,” Even God is unhappy with this PNC dictatorship. God knows everything and is watching everything but will only intervene when we truly cry out to him. God will judge all riggers and all those who are in the PNC phantom squad.
Please let us do something to help now..
so God started the fire, yes? or it is the rice farmers themselves?
yaall only know fuh cuss like jagdeo.
Even God is against this current government