Business News of Thursday, 2 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgThere are still challenges in the rice production sector - FarmersCharles NyaabaThe Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has pledged its support for efforts being made to improve the agricultural sector towards achieving nutritional and food security in the country. Mr Abdul-Rahman Mohammed, the National President of PFAG, said the Association appreciates the effort of government and the directive for all institutions to purchase locally produced rice. Mr Mohammed was speaking at an OSIWA and International Budget Platform sponsored one day meeting of rice farmers in Navrongo, Kassena Nankana Municipal in the Upper East Region. Mr Nyaaba said “if we do not find ways as a group to provide the government with recommendations to improve the rice sector, “people will mislead and sideline those who are expected to support the rice sector growth since they do not even own farms”. He urged the government to continue to encourage public institutions to purchase locally produced rice, reduce importations and find ways to deal with the right people so that rice marketing challenges could be addressed.

Source: GhanaWeb January 02, 2020 03:22 UTC