West Bank Demerara farmers say sugarcane no longer feasible – -many have made switch to rice

The West Bank Demerara district once widely known for its sugar production owing to the now defunct Wales Sugar Estate, is now predominantly under rice cultivation as many of the cane farmers have made the switch following the closure of the estate.  

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