Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture says it will start distributing cash subsidies to rice farmers across the country beginning next week. The announcement follows the government’s April commitment by President Dr. Irfaan Ali to support the rice sector amid ongoing global challenges. According to the Ministry, the funds—about $3 billion—have been allocated for the subsidy programme and the verification of beneficiaries has been completed. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha made the statement, indicating that payments are expected to begin next week once the administrative steps are finalized. Both outlets describe the initiative as a government effort to provide direct financial support to rice producers and to fulfil the earlier presidential pledge. The reports do not provide detailed eligibility criteria, payment amounts per farmer, or the specific delivery mechanism, but they agree that verification is done and distribution is set to start in the coming week.