The campaign for the consumption of local rice was graced with a variety of cooked rice dished to the staff of Citi FM/TV.
The Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM/TV, Samuel Attah-Mensah had earlier declared himself a campaigner for the consumption of locally-produced rice in the country. He posited that this campaign aims to reduce the government’s expenditure on rice imports by at least 50% in the next two years.
Ghana spends over GHS 1.1 billion annually on importation of rice hence he thinks the country is wasting its resources on the importation of rice and this is a great disservice to local rice producers.