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(AVEYIME) NORTH TONGU: Aveyime rice hits market next month
The Managers of the Aveyime Rice Project, Prairie Volta Limited, will by the end of next month introduce two brands of their first product.

Date Created : 7/27/2009 12:46:42 PM : Story Author : GhanaDistrict.Com

The Managers of the Aveyime Rice Project, Prairie Volta Limited, will by the end of next month introduce two brands of their first product.

The products which will be in varieties of well milled long grain and perfumed, have been tested within the Aveyime community.

The Finance Manager of Praire Volta, Mr. Richard Amoasi-Andoh who made this known to Newsmen at Aveyime said, 240 tonnes of rice had already been harvested and dried while another 420 tonnes would be harvested by Friday.

Mr. Amoasi-Andoh explained that the two varieties were chosen in view of a likely competition from imported ones in the market.

"We need to put the national pride back in Ghanaians with our products, " he said.

The first consignment of 240 tonnesaccording to him, should have been out this month but management decided to get the remaining 480 tonnes ready to coincide with the grand launch.

Mr. Amoasi-Andoh said the arrival of the two surveillance air craft would boost the production target of 300 acres.

 He said the management had instituted adequate security measures to check pilfering both on the farm and the company premises.

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