On July 28, agricultural authorities in Suriname held a hands-on cultivation training session for smallholder farmers in Commewijne, focused on improving safe and productive growing practices for markoesa (bitter melon), a widely cultivated local crop. The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV), follows similar successful training programs held earlier in Saramacca and Wanica, drawing 37 mixed-gender participants eager to update their cultivation knowledge.