Former Vice-Chairman of Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) under the People’s National Congress (PNC) Government in the 1980s, Ms. Mary Williams, who is now an active pineapple farmer, said the cultivation is in need of plenty rain to develop quickly.
Mainstay/Whyaka, which produces thousands of pineapples each season, is known for its delicious fruit.
The village has its own factory and produces organic pineapple chunks for the European Union market, providing employment for residents at harvest time.
The Government, through the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), New Guyana Marketing Corporation and the Ministry of Agriculture, provides technical assistance to farmers for growing pineapples organically and finding markets.
Sunny weather adversely affecting Mainstay/Whyaka pineapple crop
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