‘Farmers must reap greater rewards from their crop’ – Minister Mustapha
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha wants farmers to take home a bigger share of what they grow. He made the case on Wednesday at the opening ceremony for Agriculture Month 2026, saying the country already produces plenty of food while the people who grow it earn too little. Anyone feeding the nation, he argued, deserves a proper reward for the work. He wants the benefits of the crop to flow straight back to the farmers themselves.
(Kaieteur News) – Farmers must be allowed to reap the benefits of their crops, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said on Wednesday, as he called for greater rewards for those who produce the nation’s food. Speaking at the opening ceremony for Agriculture Month 2026, Minister Mustapha said large quantities of food are being produced, but farmers, […] The post ‘Farmers must reap greater rewards from their crop’ – Minister Mustapha appeared first on Kaieteur News .