Mahama directs Buffer Stock to buy all wholesale rice from Shai Osudoku farmers

Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo says President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Food Buffer Stock Company to purchase all wholesale rice produced by farmers in the Shai Osudoku District. Ocloo announced the directive Tuesday during a working visit to rice farms at Asutuare, where farmers had raised concerns about post harvest losses and lack of guaranteed markets. “The President has heard the cry of our farmers. He has directed Buffer Stock to move in immediately and mo…