After-flood backing for Hururu agriculture sector

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha this week presented a quantity of farming tools and
planting material to the Toshao Mark Gomes of Hururu Village, Upper Demerara/Berbice
(Region Ten) to fulfil an earlier promise to boost the local sector hit hard by the recent floods.
“I received a request from representatives from the village for planting materials and farming
tools. I made a commitment and today I am making good on that commitment,” Minister
Mustapha said.
He said the flooding severely dented the agriculture sector of Hururu and other Region Ten communities
and he plans making similar donations to those in the very near future.
“Hururu was one of the communities that were affected by flooding. We’ve seen the devastating
effects and farmers from every village and community that was affected can rest assured that the
Government will be giving assistance to get back to the land. Very soon the President will
pronounce on that,” the Agriculture Minister disclosed.
He also spoke of additional plans to extend government assistance to a number of indigenous
communities across the country.
Toshao Gomes was grateful for the Minister’s donation.
“I want to thank the Minister for this donation. It will help the farmers from Hururu to improve
our agriculture,” Gomes said.
He continued, “I also want to thank the Government for the work it has been doing so far for
agriculture and overall development.”
Among the items donated were seeds, fertilizer, ‘bongo’ pumps, a weeding machine,
Acoushi ants bait, and other farming tools.