The minister of Food and Agriculture Doctor Owusu Afriye Akoto says the mad rush by citizens to shop and hiked prices by traders due to the lockdown is uncalled for.
In a brief press address, Dr Owusu mentioned that there is enough food in the country to feed everyone due to the planting for food and jobs initiative. He has therefore urged everyone to relax with the mad rush of food. He emphasized that there is enough food for everyone for the next two years.
Dr Owusu explained that traders who sell food stuffs have not been banned or restricted to sell neither did the lockdown restrict citizens from purchasing food outside so the mad rush for food items to stock for the lockdown is uncalled for.
Dr Owusu however explained that the mad rush of food is the cause of the increase of prices in the market. He explained that after the pandemic is over, the hiked prices will be reduced back to its normal prices. He added that most people are wasting their monies by purchasing foods they might not need with the excuse of stocking.
“don’t waste your money on unnecessary stocks of food because the food will be there tomorrow, it will be there the months after” he emphasized.
Source: www.ghgossip
