The Ministry of Agriculture has formed a Task Force to deal with irrigation issues to ensure adequate water is available to farmers,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, since the country is currently experiencing a prolonged dry spell.Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, and other senior officials of the Ministry have commenced a series of outreach visits to Region Two, Three,Discount Nike Air Max 1, Five and Six as part of a countrywide assessment to determine government’s intervention.The Task Force has already identified support and will examine additional interventions for farmers’ activities, particularly in rice-growing regions that are being affected by El Ni?o conditions. Meanwhile, farmers are urged to capitalize on the current weather conditions to reap and maximize land preparation activities.It was noted that the Task Force consists of the Ministry of Agriculture, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) Hydromet Department,Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Ministry of Local Government River and Sea Defence Department,Jerseys NFL Cheap, Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB),Authentic NHL Jerseys, Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), a representative from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), and from the Boerasirie Conservancy along with the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority.At recent meetings of the taskforce,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, it was discussed that water used for agricultural purposes is often high and with the present conditions there is increased evaporation rates and diminishing soil moisture.The taskforce noted that there are implications for the availability of water in the city and therefore there was the need to conserve and use water efficiently.The Hydromet Department indicated that a weak El Ni?o was present during July 2009, but is expected to strengthen since for the September/October season the probability for El Ni?o is estimated at 80%.?In this regard, it is expected that El Ni?o like effects will affect most of Guyana during August –October 2009 and may include generally below average rainfall over most of Guyana.However, at the last meeting on August 31st, it was reported that the present conditions could prevail until the first quarter of 2010.