THIEVES have, again, invaded the Cozier Agriculture Scheme on Essequibo Coast, targeting giant bunches of plantains.The losing farmer, Goberdhan Polastraj said, over the weekend, his farm was raided and several bunches were stolen.
He said, when he visited his cultivation on Sunday, he was shocked to see the tall healthy trees standing without the giant bunches of plantain.
Polastraj said whoever cut the bunches must have been very tall because the trees were not damaged.
He explained that the suckers were planted by his 12-year-old son, Chate, who felt very happy to see the plants growing healthily.
The father said his son was looking forward to harvesting the bunches and had told him:”Dad, we don’t have to buy plantains any more. We have enough.”
But thieves, probably, heard him and the plantains were stolen during the night, the man speculated.
Polastraj, who puts a lot of labour into his farm, said the police should investigate the theft and arrest whoever is responsible for the theft.