Region Two rice farmers welcome $300 per bag paddy subsidy

RICE farmers in Region Two have welcomed the government’s $300 per bag paddy subsidy, describing the initiative as timely and beneficial in easing production costs and stabilising incomes. The subsidy forms part of a $2.1 billion national assistance programme aimed at strengthening Guyana’s rice industry. The initiative was rolled out on Friday by Minister of […]

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