He said without such a measure, Ghana may still need to depend on imported rice in the next 10 years since it will not be rice sufficient. “[A ban] is possible but we need to put in place so many interventions. He added that other support programmes must be started to support local rice producers. The government earlier this week announced that, it plans to ban the importation of rice by 2022 to boost local rice production. As part of more immediate measures to tackle the problem, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has been meeting with 20 major rice importers to solicit commitments to support rice production in the country.

Source: GhanaWeb November 29, 2019 06:56 UTC