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I will cut down rice import bill to $300m – Edward Mahama

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  • Wisdom 8 years ago

    Let's try Edward Mahama in 2016 for once. We are tired of NPP and NDC

  • Concerned 8 years ago

    F

  • Concerned 8 years ago

    Wrong choice of words. The man should be talking about exporting rice not importing less

  • ddkt 8 years ago

    U don't know wat u are talking abt

  • Concerned 8 years ago

    Kutu Achaempong managed to achieve what you call unrealistic in 1976.All we need is effective planning with both government and the private sector making their contribution. We can even export industrial goods if we have the ...
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  • insight to the bone 8 years ago

    This selfish greedy corrupt minister is only a symptom of this criminal mafia full of anti Akan prejudice and hate. We pointed out last year that all their projects were burdened or tainted by immoral corrupt selfish greedy a ...
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  • Simple logic 8 years ago

    You first cut down imports, improve local production to meet consumption and then expand for export. You cannot start exporting when you have high imports of the same commodity.

  • Concerned 8 years ago

    Who runs before they can walk.Of course first things first.It took Achaempong 4 years to achieve that aim but your target must be defined before working towards it.

  • Gaddaffi 8 years ago

    Mr president good idea,but first support rice cultivation first before cut in other not to create shortage in market,since rice is main food in Ghana.We must start process of brown rice in north region for importation.Now wes ...
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  • Concerned 8 years ago

    Just share a name and nothing else.

  • kofi adu 8 years ago

    drama hello ,are you listening to this mahama. afterall the imported rice is of plastic and rubber. please.

  • PIOTO 8 years ago

    Kuffour promised this same thing but couldn't deliver it even for 8 years in Goverment. It looks easy when you have never been in government. Running a country is not like running a 4 bed medical facility. We will believe if ...
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  • EZEKIEL 8 years ago

    NONSENSE from a clueless politician ! WHY cut down the IMPORTATION to 300 Million !! Why NOT SUPPORT the RICE GROWING by the SAME Amount ??? JOKER !!!

  • Joe 8 years ago

    Cutlass or a hoe.

  • BB Brown 8 years ago

    Rice has become a staple food for Ghanaians though we are not Chinese.cutting rice imports without first talking about how to outwith imports by high local production is a joke. Some of these promises lands Governments in tro ...
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