[File, Standard]The government is betting on the newly passed Receipt System Council Act, 2019 to cut post-harvest losses for local farmers. Crop Development and Agricultural Research Principal Secretary Hamadi Boga yesterday lauded the Act as the antidote for post-harvest losses. Read MoreUnder the system, farmers will deposit their commodities in certified warehouses and then be issued with a warehouse receipt as proof of ownership. Farmers will also trade the commodity in a structured system while shielding themselves from post-harvest losses. The council will focus on implementing the warehouse receipt system for maize, beans, green grams, coffee, wheat and rice before progressing to other agricultural produce.

Source: Standard Digital October 28, 2020 21:00 UTC