Business News of Wednesday, 18 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana in 2010 was reported to have spent US$450 million annually on the importation of rice. The country's self-sufficiency in rice production stands at about 30 percent, leaving a shortfall of 70 percent. The workshop was to enable experts in fish and rice production in Ghana and Asian countries to make meaningful contributions towards producing a national strategy on rice and fish production. It was also to develop a National Rice Development Strategy and the Aquaculture Development Strategy. He said the coalition named Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) has the objective of doubling rice production from a current production of 14 million tonnes to 28 million in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2018.

Source: GhanaWeb August 18, 2021 11:26 UTC