PRESIDENT BOAKAI CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE ON RICE TO ENSURE STABILITY OF THE COUNTRY’S STAPLE

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has constituted a Committee on Rice to ensure the stability of the country’s staple. According to a press statement issued today and signed by Madam Kula Bonah Nyei Fofana, Presidential Press Secretary, the committee is expected to undertake the following tasks:

• Formulate policy to ensure a constant and steady supply of rice in the country.
• Develop strategies for accelerated local production of rice and import substitution.
• Ensure Liberian participation in the importation and distribution of rice throughout the country.
• Formulate policy for the effective reactivation and management of the Rice Stabilization Fund.
• Create a database of rice, including price comparisons of major rice-producing countries and the grades of rice.

The Committee Members are:

1. Amb. Charles Minor – Chairman
2. Mr. David Vinton – Member
3. Mrs. Tenaky Toure Kaba – Member
4. Ministry of Agriculture – Member
5. Ministry of Commerce & Industry – Member
6. Ministry of Finance & Development Planning – Member
7. Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs – Member
8. Fouta Corporation – Member
9. National Port Authority – Member
10. Liberia Business Association – Member
11. Liberia Marketing Association – Member
12. National Transport Union of Liberia – Member
13. Liberia Bankers Association – Member
14. National Civil Society Council of Liberia – Member
15. Rural Women Organization of Liberia – Member

The Committee is expected to begin work immediately.