Dr. Bryan Abbey Acheampong, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has revealed that the ban on exportation of grain recently imposed by government will be lifted by November.
Government announced the ban recently following the grain shortfall that has hit the country as a result of the dry spell currently happening in 8 regions.
The announcement of the lifting of the ban brings relief to some stakeholders in the agriculture and trade sectors who got worried following the announcement.
The shortfalls in the grain yield which are largely attributed to unusual dry spell that is adversely affecting production has the potency of increasing the price of grain, with food security concerns also on the rise.
The government’s decision to impose the ban was aimed at safeguarding the nation’s food supply, ensuring that domestic needs were met before allowing any grain to be exported.
Meanwhile, the Minister has told journalists in a media encounter that the government is hopeful of mitigating the challenge by November, where the ban will be lifted.
Dr. Bryan Acheampong reiterated that the government is closely monitoring the weather patterns and agricultural outputs in the affected regions.
“We will monitor the situation, but we believe that we will come out of this situation by November. We should be very clear when the northern harvest comes in, and the southern sector comes in, and then the imports come in. By November we should be very clear and so we will monitor and we will apprise the nation,” he stated.
