Hanan Abdul-Wahab (middle) and his staff in a meeting with editors during the visit
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company Hanan Abdul-Wahab
has announced that the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) is poised to
ensure that it delivers on its mandate of feeding students under the free SHS
programme and stabilizing prices of grains on the market.
He disclosed this to DAILY GUIDE editors yesterday when
he and his officers paid a working visit to the Western Publications Group to
familiarize themselves with activities of the newspaper.
He disclosed how his outfit constantly monitors the food supplies so
beneficiaries of the free SHS are fed sufficiently.
To this end, he said he pays unannounced visits to schools and eats
the meals of the students so he can assess the quality and quantity of what is
being fed the beneficiaries of the programme.
The media, he said, is crucial in telling the story of NAFCO, a state
agency responsible for supplying grains and other food items to schools under
the free SHS across the country.
It plays an important role in the socio-economic development of the
country.
Apart from the senior high schools, he said NAFCO also plays a role
in the School Feeding Programme, and is working hard to engage with Prisons
Service, Police, Ghana Health service and some local government institutions.
He said NAFCO plays a role in the stabilization of prices of grains
on the market which it does through the release of its stock of critical grains
it buys from farm gates, among others.
The CEO said that the challenge of inadequate storage facilities by
the company is being addressed through the President’s ‘One
District, One Warehouse’ initiative.
This and the other flagship initiatives such as the ‘Planting For
Food And Jobs’ are areas in which NAFCO is active and hopes to make a mark.
Eighty warehouses are already operational across the country, he
announced, adding that in July one more would be commissioned in the Yagba
Kubore part of the newly created North Eastern Region.
One of his long-term programmes is to ensure an acceptance of
locally produced rice in schools.
This, according to him, is being hampered by inadequate production by
farmers and a taste for imported ones.
The team visited the press, newsroom and the studios of the Guide
Radio and DGN.
Arnold Arkah, Senior Operations Manager and Emmanuel J.K. Arthur, Head of Communications accompanied him on the visit.
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