Northern Region: Grain farmers petition Mahama over glut, influx of cheap rice into the country

Farmers and agribusiness groups in the Northern Region have petitioned President John Mahama to urgently intervene in what they describe as a deepening crisis in the local grains sector. They warn that the influx of cheap, smuggled rice and lack of market for locally produced rice, maize, and soya are threatening millions of livelihoods across […]