[ 2016-11-14 ]

Groupe Ndoum commissions rice mill at Worawora
The Groupe Ndoum (GN) has commissioned a
refurbished Rice Mill at Worawora in the Biakoye
District of the Volta Region to process locally
grown rice.

GN Foods, a subsidiary of GN, will engage some
5000 farmers in the Volta and Northern Regions to
produce an estimated 600 tons of paddy rice
annually to be milled.

Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum, Founder, GN, said the 1.2
billion US dollars Ghana spends annually on rice
importation could be invested in other areas of
the economy to create wealth for her citizens.

He called on rice farmers to work hard to produce
good quality paddy rice to attract investment into
the industry and make Ghana a major rice producing
country.

He added that, his conglomerate [from media to
financial services to industry] is known in the
region, and that key managers hail from the area,
making GN part of the region.

“The people of Volta region are hardworking
people and are experts in their respective fields.
They will make this Mill work,” he said.

“Imagine the jobs and development we are giving
to America, Vietnam and Thailand. Our example
should encourage other investors to emulate our
example and in 4 to 5 years, all the $1.2 billion
will stay in Ghana for roads, hospitals, schools
and in the pockets of farmers.”

Dr. Nduom urged the workers to take their work
seriously and announced that farmers will be
readily paid for their produce with life insurance
packages.
He encouraged other people to invest in the
sector.

In an address, Dr. Nduom noted that, it was a
great day for Worawora and Ghana, adding that the
operations of the Mill will make the town more
popular in Ghana.

Nana Owusu Afari, Nkosuohene of Biakoye
Traditional Area said the rice mill was
established in 1973 as part of General Kutu
Acheampong’s ‘Operation Feed Yourself’
initiative and had since 2004 been supported by
Non-Governmental Agencies.

He said GN’s investment through the Ghana Growth
Fund has refurbished the factory, provided
machinery and built the capacity of the farmers to
increase productivity.

Kwame Ofori Asomani, CEO, Ghana Growth Fund, said
more than 20,000 lives would be “touched”
directly or indirectly through rice investments.

Source - GNA

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