Business News of Friday, 29 November 2019Source: 3news.comBan importation of rice now not 2022 – Peasant farmersRice (file photo)Members of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana have charged government to implement the ban on the importation of rice n and not wait till 2022. President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, Abdul Rahman Mohammed, speaking at the 2019 annual general meeting of the association in Takoradi, said the local rice farmers have produced enough rice to meet the local demand and even surplus for export. He therefore does not see the need for government to wait till 2022 before implementing the Ban. Government has announced that it is planning to ban the importation of rice by 2022 to boost local rice production. In the meantime, he has appealed to government to direct the National Food Buffer Stock Company to mop up the excess rice and encourage rice importers to buy Ghana rice.

Source: GhanaWeb November 29, 2019 13:18 UTC