Northern Ghana drought: Government bans export of grains

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced a government’s decision to ban the export of grains as a result of drought in the Northern part of the country.

The region has been without rain for over two months, this unfortunate situation is adversely affecting crop yield with dire consequences.

This decision which is to take effect immediately was announced during a press briefing in Accra on Monday, August 27.

He explained that the ban aims to ensure the availability of crops for the domestic market amid the challenging weather conditions.

Announcing the ban he said, “With immediate effect, the government is placing a ban on the export of grains including maize, rice, and soya bean until the situation normalizes. This measure is essential to ensure the availability of these critical crops on the domestic market.”

“Any farmer with stock and interested in selling should contact our district directors across the country, our district aggregators, or the directorate of crops, Ministry of Agriculture. This is to ensure that farmers do not suffer adversely as a result of this ban,” he revealed.

Unfortunately, Northern Ghana is currently experiencing a severe drought that has sparked fears about food security, livelihood of thousands of farmers and cost of living in the country.

.By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme