Hours after 100 tonnes of Guyana-sourced rice seeds were distributed to farmers, the Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Ministry has received 19,000 kilos of rice and 12,500 litres of edible oils from India to be distributed to vulnerable families nationwide.

Sourced from the Haryana State Co-operative Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), the donation comes after a business delegation led by then HAFED chairman Kailash Bhagat came to TT in June 2024.

At the handover ceremony at the ministry’s head office on May 21, Agriculture Minister Ravi Ratiram welcomed the donation, saying the ministry would embark on a collaborative strategy to ensure the products were distributed to families experiencing significant food insecurity.