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Mid-Year Budget must prioritise markets for local produce to avert food inflation – Rice Producers
Speaking on Joy FM's Midday News on Wednesday, July 22, ahead of Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson's presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review on Thursday, Dr Nyaaba, said many maize and rice farmers are still unable to sell produce harvested last year.
The Rice Producers and Processors Association of Ghana (RIPAG) is urging the government to use the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to introduce stronger interventions to help farmers market their produce, warning that failure to do so could trigger higher food inflation next year.
The Finance Minister is expected to present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, outlining the government's fiscal performance and economic policy direction for the remainder of the year.
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