The President of Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana (VEGPEAG), Felix Kamassah clarifies that the perceived “rice glut” currently troubling Ghana’s agricultural sector is not a case of overproduction but rather a crisis driven by exorbitant production costs and poor market access.
Speaking to 3Business on November 25 2025, the President of the association, Kamassah dismissed the notion of genuine oversupply, stating that local rice is simply going bad due to market failure.
He added that the primary issue is the high cost incurred by local farmers.
‘‘Export is good and this is the time for us to look at it. We want more intervention through the governance to pay attention to the SME exporters as well’’, Kamassah continued, ‘‘we believe that there’s more government can do to look at the hanging food and take advantage of it and support so that we can achieve the desired economic growth’’.
The local rice value chain faces several structural challenges like intense competition from often cheaper and well-milled imported rice and inadequate and inefficient processing and milling facilities.
