The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has disclosed that it has requested at least GH\u00a2770 million to effectively address the ongoing food glut being experienced nationwide.<\/p>\n
Although the company expects an allocation of GH\u00a2200 million in the 2026 national budget, its Chief Executive Officer, George Abradu-Otoo, describes the amount as \u201ca drop in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to the media, Mr Abradu-Otoo said the current glut has exposed long-standing funding challenges facing the Buffer Stock Company, which has historically lacked direct financial support to buy excess produce from farmers.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that despite the limited funds, the company has deployed its contracted agents to farm gates to purchase surplus food crops for storage in its warehouses.<\/p>\n
\u201cInitially, we were given GH\u00a2100 million. The minister wrote to me recently that they have added another GH\u00a2100 million. I hear in the next budget that will be read on Thursday, there\u2019s some GH\u00a2200 million that will come. It\u2019s like a drop in the ocean, but I am happy because this is the first time this is happening,\u201d Mr Abradu-Otoo said.\u00a0 He added that for many years, no government had ever provided direct funding for Buffer Stock to mop up excess produce.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the beginning. The amount of money I requested is far higher than what they have given us now, but I am steadfast in the comfort that it is a modest beginning,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in the field now, and very soon the noise will go down. Initially, we requested GH\u00a2770 million minimally, but so far they have given us GH\u00a2100 million.\u201d<\/p>\n
There have been widespread reports of food gluts across key farming areas, with farmers struggling to find ready markets for their produce, leading to significant post-harvest losses.<\/p>\n
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