Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago to Cooperate in Agriculture

Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago are said to be moving forward with a Memorandum of Understanding for 10,000 acres of land to be made available to the twin island republic for farming, officials said today. According to a statement issued by the Guyanese Government, Agriculture Minister Leslie Ramsammy held meetings this week with his Trinidadian counterpart, Devant Maharaj, to accelerate the signing of a cooperation pact related to this field. At the beginning of the year, Georgetown and Port of Spain signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whereby investors and farmers from the Caribbean archipelago have access to 10,000 hectares of land in Guyana for joint agricultural development. To read more, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago to Cooperate in Agriculture Adapted from Prensa Latina