General News of Tuesday, 12 November 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgGovernment urged to make consumption of Ghana rice mandatoryFile PhotoNana Agyei Ayeh, the President of the Ghana Rice Inter-Professional Body (GRIB), has called on government to make the consumption of 'Ghana Rice' mandatory for the School Feeding Programme to reduce rice importation. He said if School Feeding was using the local rice, now 'Ghana Rice' there would be huge transformation in the rice production sector. It was on the theme; "Mobilising to Achieve Rice Self Sufficiency in Ghana, the Role of the Investor in the Rice Sector." He appealed to all stakeholders to support the Ghana rice revolution to be able to ban the importation of rice by 2023. The rice festival since its inception has provided the platform to create awareness of the improved quality of the Ghana rice.

Source: GhanaWeb November 12, 2019 17:20 UTC