Business News of Tuesday, 26 November 2019Source: citinewsroom.comWienco, others commit to buying all excess local rice – MoFAFood and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie AkotoAgricultural commodity trading company, Wienco Ghana Limited will be at the forefront of attempts to purchase all excess rice harvests. Speaking during a meeting with local rice farmers at Avalavi Weta in the Volta Region on Tuesday, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, said Wienco had already committed to buying all excess rice following cries for help from farmers. The struggles of rice farmers have been relayed by Citi News reports and a subsequent campaign started by Citi FM’s CEO, Samuel Attah-Mensah, urging Ghanaians to consume locally grown rice. As another avenue of support, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has also been meeting with 20 major rice importers to urge them to support rice production in the country. Mr. Nyarko noted that the government has communicated plans to ban the importation of rice by 2022 to boost local rice production.

Source: GhanaWeb November 26, 2019 18:22 UTC