[ 2016-11-04 ]

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom breaks the ground for the construction of rice milling factory at Assin Breku.

Nduom cuts sod for Assin Breku rice project
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Groupe Nduom
(GN), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has officially cut sod
for the construction of a 100-tonne rice milling
factory at Assin Breku in the Central Region.

This follows the inauguration of a refurbished
72-tonne Worawora Rice Mill Factory in the Volta
Region on Tuesday.

Addressing the chiefs and people of Assin Breku on
Friday, 4 November, Dr Nduom recounted that he
went to the area to campaign for votes and heard
complaints from the townsfolk, most of whom are
rice farmers that their rice produce always went
to waste and, thus, needed help.

Dr Nduom explained that he met with his managers
and tailored a way to solve that challenge.

Dr Nduom decried the lack of development in the
area and added that if the community works with
him, they will get the social amenities they
lack.

He disclosed that farmers in other jurisdictions
(Europe, Asia and America) are living well and
same could be replicated in the area within five
years.

“Business will commence after completion of the
mill in April 2017. After Easter, farmers will not
pound rice again. Machines will do that. Rice
farmers will be given training to be able to
cultivate good and high quality rice for
milling,” he said.

He continued: “…If the business grows, combine
harvesters will be brought in to replace manual
harvesting by farmers. It is my hope that we can
work steadily with other investors throughout the
country to halt rice importation in 2020.”

The businessman told the people that the Worawora
Rice Mill Factory is working and assured them that
same will happen in the area.

Managing Director of the Ghana Growth Fund Company
(GGFC), the investing arm of GN, Kwame Ofori
Asomaning, in a welcome address indicated that Dr
Nduom has a vision to halt rice importation which
takes $1.2 billion yearly to Thailand, Taiwan,
America and Chinese farmers.

He believes that Ghanaian farmers should be
enjoying that money which could be used to develop
rice growing communities and create thousands of
jobs.

President of Assin North Rice Farmers Association,
Mammoud Kwaku Oppong, was hopeful that many
farmers will benefit from Dr Nduom’s
initiative.

Sanaahene of Assin Breko, Nana Asare Baffour, who
spoke on behalf of the 49 chiefs in the area,
commended Dr Nduom for his initiative, saying he
was a man of his word unlike others.

He told the people that the factory is the outcome
of a meeting held between the chiefs and Dr Nduom
a few months ago.

Source - classfmonline.com

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