¢300m won’t cut it – Buffer Stock CEO says Ghana needs ¢1.5bn to secure food reserves

Ghana needs at least ¢1.5 billion to build a meaningful national food reserve system, far above the ¢300 million currently available to the National Food Buffer Stock Company, its CEO, George Abradu-Otoo, has said. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express Business Edition on Thursday, he said the amount allocated so far is inadequate for large-scale purchases […]

NAFCO licenses 14 companies to supply food commodities — CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), George Abradu-Otoo, has disclosed that 14 companies have so far been licensed to supply food commodities under the company’s current procurement framework. The licensed firms are authorised to procure food directly from farming communities and deliver the commodities to NAFCO warehouses across the […]