Agrifood Economics

Boosting Demand for Domestic Rice in Ghana

Year: 2013
Author(s): Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP)
Ghana’s dependency on imported rice, and excessive costs and taxes on rice imports, lead to high prices for consumers. However high prices for consumers do not translate into higher prices for farmers.
Available in: http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/aq201e/aq201e.pdf
Publication type: Policy brief
Country coverage: Ghana
Region: Africa