Tag: rice millers
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Rice Millers call for swift implementation of reversal of 50% discount on benchmark values
The Rice Millers Association says the reversal of the benchmark values is important to growing the country’s local industry and enabling it to thrive. The association had long advocated for a reversal of the discounts, saying such a move will help in improving the fortunes of the local rice industry. According to the Rice Millers…
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Rice Millers reiterate call for support as demand for local rice increases
Rice Millers in the Northern Region are calling for credit support to help upgrade their equipment in order to meet the growing demand for local rice. An ongoing campaign for the consumption of Ghana Rice has increased demand locally especially as the yuletide approaches. But the millers say to meet the quantity and the quality…
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Local rice to be listed on Ghana Commodity Exchange
Local rice production and consumption is expected to receive further boost as Ghana Rice will be listed on the Ghana Commodity Exchange, GCX. This is expected to be finalized in December this year, after clearance and certification from the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC. The Ghana Commodity Exchange is a private company limited by shares,…
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Banning rice imports in 2022 not feasible – Importers & Exporters Association
Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Sampson Asaki Awingobit, is warning that government’s plan to ban the importation of rice could cause more harm than good in the short to medium term. He said boosting production and consumption of local rice lies in a holistic support to local farmers in terms…
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Wienco, others intervene to purchase all excess local rice – MoFA
Agricultural 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, a Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, said Wienco had already committed to buying all…