Peeling back the maize plant’s leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar — an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the Prinsloo family’s maize plants are under attack, as are those of other farmers in Haakdoringboom, a farming community 20 kilometres (12 … Read more
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, is set to launch in Sokoto state its multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme with a prospect of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for the rural communities inhabitants. President of the Group, Aliko Dangote disclosed at the weekend that the Company will on Wednesday, flag … Read more
Management of Royal Bow Company Limited, importer and distributor of Cindy Rice, has denied reports suggesting its product is made from rubber. A video circulating on social media suggests the popular rice brand is artificially manufactured from plastic grains which makes it unwholesome. This has come at a time when Ghanaians prepare meals with rice … Read more
Lab tests on a consignment of rice seized by Nigerian customs officials show that the product is “contaminated” but not plastic, the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) says. The rice contained bacteria “above permissible limits”, a senior Nafdac official said. Customs officials’ claims that the rice seized in Lagos last week was “plastic” … Read more
Management of Royal Bow Company Limited, importer and distributor of Cindy Rice, has denied reports suggesting its product is made of rubber. A video circulating on social media suggests the popular rice brand is artificially manufactured of plastic grains which makes it unwholesome. This has come at a time when Ghanaians prepare meals with rice … Read more
Royal Bow Company Limited, distributors of the Cindy Rice brand in Ghana, have debunked assertions the product contains plastic grains harmful for human consumption and has urged the public to disregard it. The company in a statement copied to citifmonline.com said all of its products are subjected to series of quality control checks before distributed … Read more
Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is intensifying surveillance on imported rice especially during this festive season. The wakeup call stems out of the recent news from Nigeria of some 2.5 tonnes of plastic rice smuggled into that country. Lagos customs chief, Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice named Best Tomato rice was intended to … Read more
Students from the University of Ghana have built an innovative machine capable of boosting rice production in Ghana. The machine was part of products that was showcased on Friday by the University of Ghana’s Technology Development and Transfer Centre. The newly developed technology is capable of boosting Ghana’s rice production to an average of about seven … Read more
Nigeria’s food safety agency has denied claims by the health minister that it has cleared the reported “plastic” rice. A senior official at the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) said the minister’s Twitter statement “is not their position”. Health Minister Isaac Adewole had tweeted that tests by the agency found “no evidence” of … Read more
Prices of foodstuff are on the rise during the Xmas period With the onset of the festive period comes hikes in the prices of food stuff especially the essential Christmas goodies. A visit to most markets across the Greater Accra Region show that majority of Christmas dinner essentials and other food stuff including poultry, rice, … Read more
Farmers in the Kumawu and Sekyere Afram Plains districts in the Ashanti Region are recording significant increase in crop yield with the introduction of an improved method of yam cultivation. The New York University Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED) exposed the farmers to the ‘Ridge’ system of yam production as part of a … Read more
Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister Isaac Adewole tweeted that tests by the food safety agency found “no evidence” of plastic material. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said on Wednesday the … Read more
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season. He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and “only God knows what … Read more
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of “plastic rice” smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season. He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and “only God knows what … Read more
Nigerian customs service has intercepted 102 bags of rumoured plastic rice in Lagos after a tip off on Monday. The plastic rice branded Beat Tomato Rice was in storage at the time of seizure and was ready for distribution during the christmas holidays in Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State. According to the chief … Read more
How do you sustain a business when your country’s economy is collapsing all around you? For one shoe company in Zimbabwe, turning to exports was the answer. The Courteney Boot Company is best known for its safari boots, expertly handcrafted from the skins of game animals such as cape buffalo, ostrich, hippo and Nile crocodile. … Read more
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has downplayed reports of the influx of some fake rice purported to be ‘plastic rice’ on the Ghanaian market. A video of the supposed plastic rice was circulating on social media platforms cautioning people against the purchase of that particular brand of rice. But speaking to Citi News, the … Read more
The President of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom is back to work. Moments after the declaration of the 2016 presidential results, Dr Nduom flew to the United States of America to engage in various business meetings. Dr Nduom contested the recent presidential elections on the ticket of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) and came … Read more
The promise of jobs and change in lives that came with the establishment of the Aveyime Rice Factory has been shattered. Government owns 60 percent shares in Prairie Volta Limited (PVL) as the majority shareholder with 30 percent directly through the Ministry of Food & Agriculture, and 30 percent indirectly through the GCB Bank, but … Read more
Until recently, Edwumawura was only a nickname to business mogul and 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom. With 60 companies now under his holding company – the Groupe Nduom (GN) – and thousands of mouths depending on his vision and direction for a living, Edwumawura, which is the … Read more