Black Bush rice farmers getting 45 bags per acre

Mar 23, 2018 News

A visit to the Black Bush Polder area by Regional Chairman David Armogan saw him engaging with rice farmers. Farmers have revealed that the rice yields have increased for the first crop of this year.
Armogan stated that the rice production has increased from 35 bags per acre to 45 bags per acre, allowing the farmers to earn more than the previous harvest period. In addition, he said, “the hiring of trucks and the price of hiring for combines has also decreased in a small way and so that will help them to make a little bit more for this crop than in the previous crops”.

Region 6 Chairman, David Armogan (facing camera) with the farmers.

He said he is optimistic that a good crop will come out from the Black Bush Polder area.
Meanwhile, Armogan highlighted that the issue between cattle and rice farmers still exists. He pointed out that there is a trench separating the cattle area from the rice area. This, he noted, allows cattle farmers to use the opportunity to cut the fence so the animals can drink the water.
“When they cut the fence the animals don’t drink the water alone, they cross the trench and they go and eat the people’s rice.” This, he stressed, is a major problem.
Farmers complained that this is causing them to remain in the backdam for almost 90 days, the entire growing period to ensure that the rice is not destroyed. He assured that the region will be looking to erect a “solid fence” in the area where the rice is being planted. According to him, it will be done as a capital project in 2019 since “it’s a lot of money that has to be invested there”.

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