The Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has revealed that the government will lay before Parliament a Constitutional Instrument (C.I) restrict the importation of selected strategic products into the country.
The Minister said the items to be banned are over 20.
They include rice, tripe (popularly called “yemuadie” in Ghana), and diapers.
According to him, this forms part of efforts efforts to enhance local production.
“Stomach of animals, bladder and the chunk of intestines (yemuadie), the country had had to put in an amount of about $164 million towards the importation of these items. We are taking steps to ensure that in terms of rice, there’s no poverty of rice in the country.”
“By these restrictions, we are not going to ensure that there’s no food in the country at all; that is not the point at all. There have to be some efforts by the government to ensure that we go back to Acheampong’s operation feed yourself. There are about 22 items on the list, one of them, I think, is diapers,” he said while addressing the press.
He also indicated that the government intends to introduce the Ghana Standards Authority Regulations 2023.
It seeks to streamline the manufacturing of cement to ensure competitive pricing.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana