Ghana has a vast arable and inland valley to boost rice production in the ecological and Savannah belts, yet not enough effort is being made to take advantage and make judicious use of such resources. Rice is the most consumed stable food in Ghana. The consumption of rice keeps increasing annually as a result of … Read more
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated the need for African countries to implement the right policy to produce and export quality rice to save cost. He urged African leaders to take up the responsibility to produce enough local rice to feed the locals. According to him, the joint responsibility of African countries to take … Read more
Ghana is said to lose over 500million dollars every year through the importation of foreign rice. This action has posed serious challenges to local rice production, making it uncompetitive in the local markets. This was revealed by the Director of Finance and Administration at the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation, Victor Kufuor at the launch of … Read more
Rice importers have described as unfortunate government’s decision to lift the ban placed on inland importation of rice. They are now urging inspection agencies to be extra-vigilant to ensure that all rice imported into the country conformed to standards. The Vice President, Ghana-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, Mr Michael Ntim-Addo and Mr John Owusu told the … Read more
The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has warned that the mass importation of food items in large quantities poses a serious threat on the livelihood of Ghanaian farmers and fisher folks. That aside, it also has a serious repercussion on the balance of payment of the economy, noting that if measures are not … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in parliament has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of engaging in intellectual dishonesty following claims it has carried out significant projects in the agricultural sector. According to the Minority in Parliament, despite a solid foundation laid by the Kufuor administration in the agricultural sector, the NDC was … Read more
Ten countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) met in a two-day technical workshop from 22 to 23 September 2016 to discuss the implementation of the “Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Sub-Saharan Africa” project. This partnership with Venezuela and FAO strongly emphasizes the … Read more
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to conduct a probe into the circumstances that led to 60 tonnes of foundation seeds valued at US$200,000 going bad at the port. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Dr Ahmed Yakubu Alhassan, who gave the hint, described as strange the delay … Read more
Despite the clear potential to boost rice production at the regional level in Africa, most countries on the Continent continue to rely heavily on imports for meeting their rice consumption needs, costing the Continent USD 5 billion annually. Rice is a primary staple for food consumption, particularly in West Africa, where its growing cities depend … Read more
Vietnamese investors, currently on a one-week working visit to Ghana, are seeking to establish joint ventures with Ghanaian partners in the production of tilapia, cashew and rice. At a Ghana-Vietnam Business Forum held in Accra, on Tuesday, Dao Manh Duc, who is the second Head of Trade, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in … Read more
A longstanding land dispute which continues to brew raw tensions in the Bole district of the Northern region has threatened the survival of a $3,139,383 poverty alleviation project. The project, Babator Irrigated Farming Hub, an initiative of the Africa Agriculture Development Company (AgDevCo) a social impact investor and project in Agriculture sector missioned to reduce … Read more
Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Minister of State at the Presidency, has said it is the policy of government to expand the cultivation of rice and help reduce the importation of the commodity. He said government deems the expansion rice of production as key to the economic growth of the country. Speaking at the Ghana-Vietnam … Read more
Vietnamese rice investors and exporters drawn from about 14 companies are in the country to explore investment opportunities in rice production, processing, storage, marketing and distribution. The one-week visit from September 23-29 is organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ghana-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The country consumers about … Read more
No one needs to be told on entering the yard of Volta Prairie Limited (VPL), formerly known as the Aveyime Rice Project at Aveyime, Battor, in the North Tongu District in the Volta Region, that the project is dead. Apart from the lifelessness that meets the visitor, the sight of rusty broken-down tractors and other … Read more
Sixty tonnes of foundation seeds worth US$200,000 meant for rice cultivation can no longer be used as seeds because they were kept at the Tema port for several months after they had arrived. According to the General Manager of Prairie Volta Limited (PVL), Mr Kojo Osae-Addo, the seeds which cost US$2 per kilogramme expired at … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Worawora Rice Limited, Mr Yaw Adu Poku, has underscored the need for the country to adopt a single rice seedlings for local rice production in the country. That, he said, would help increase consumption and encourage farmers to cultivate more to enable the country to become the hub of … Read more
The issue of who cooks in a relationship is a delicate one. It has caused a lot of debate in recent years with calls for men to learn how to cook and not make it a sole responsibility of women. It seems however that Nigerian-American artiste Jidenna attaches a lot of importance to cooking especially … Read more
Flagbearer of the United front Party, Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng aka Gyataba says his party will give more attention to Rice production and put up irrigation dams across the country. He says the party will demacate strategic areas to implement this strategy. Speaking to Kessbenfm.com, he added that the nation currently produces what he termed … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is not obliged to give further and better particulars on its campaign promise of one dam, one village for communities within the three Northern regions. President John Dramani Manama on Metro TV Good Evening Ghana, said he was yet to be abreast with such a promise and … Read more
Selechang Taupyen, spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme command, on Thursday disclosed that rice smugglers have devised a method to beat security checks. According to Taupyen, the latest tactic of smugglers is to wrap bags of rice as corpses and load them in hearses. He said 11 bags of imported rice, wrapped as a … Read more