Pomeroon Farmers promised additional resources to aid in farming

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha embarked on visits to multiple communities in the lower Pomeroon area and Charity to engage with residents and farmers.

In the course of these interactions, Minister Mustapha revealed that 100 coconut farmers cultivating within the Pomeroon region will soon receive 7,000 high-yielding coconut seedlings as part of an initiative to boost production.

Acknowledging Pomeroon’s historical productivity, Minister Mustapha underscored the ministry’s commitment to providing farmers with essential resources to enable larger-scale production.

He reassured farmers that the ongoing bed and drain program, currently in its initial phase, will be expanded to include all eligible farmers, benefiting over 500 individuals in the Pomeroon.

Furthermore, Minister Mustapha assured farmers that, as the program progresses, the bed and drain initiative will be extended to all qualifying farmers, benefiting more than 500 individuals in the Pomeroon. Additionally, he informed the farmers that, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the ministry plans to deploy a pontoon and two additional excavators to the area, facilitating additional drainage works for the benefit of local farmers.

(Ministry of Agriculture)