Reverse grain export ban in Ghana: The situation is not that bad yet

Published 2024년 8월 30일

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The Ghana Soybeans Farmers and Aggregators Association is calling on the government to lift a recently imposed ban on grain exports. The ban, announced in response to a drought in the northern part of the country, is criticized by the association as detrimental to farmers' livelihoods. The association argues that the government's Buffer Stock, designed to store grains for release during lean seasons, has not been effectively utilized, and maintaining the ban is unnecessary.
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Ghana Soybeans Farmers and Aggregators Association wants the government to as a matter of urgency, withdraw the ban on the exportation of grains. The association says the ban is not the best for farmers whose livelihoods depend on grain exportation. The government on Tuesday, August 27, announced a ban on grain exportation to address the drought spell in the northern part of the country. Director of Administration for the Ghana Soybeans Farmers Aggregators Association, Abdul Hakeem Issah, said the ban is not the best. “The recent ban on grains cannot solve the problem. And what we are saying is that the situation can still be resolved. It is not bad yet. “What we are saying is that Buffer Stock was created to accumulate grains, grains in ...
Source: Modernghana

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