Ghana: National Rice Festival Opens

The first ever National Rice Festival has opened at the Efua Sutherland Park, Accra. The two-day event of training workshops and local rice exhibitions formed part of the 8th General Assembly of the Ghana Rice Inter-professional Body (GRIB) - A national umbrella organization of rice stakeholders.

"GRIB is stepping up efforts to introduce new standards for the production of local-rice by the end of the year. This entails instituting quality-control mechanisms to ensure local-rice is produced to meet the international standards.

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