Thailand assures Ghana of support for large-scale rice production

The Honorary Consul of Ghana in Thailand, Dr Sicha Singsomboon, has given a firm assurance that her country was ready to support Ghana in its quest to commercialise rice production.

She said Thailand’s support for Ghana in rice production will come in the form of the transfer of technology, seed development, and packaging to increase yields.

She gave the assurance on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at a reception dinner organised by the Jospong Group of Companies, for a delegation of investors from Thailand.

The dinner was aimed at welcoming the Thailand delegation for the commencement of the Ghana-Thailand rice collaboration project.

According to Dr Sicha Singsomboom, it will be her joy to see Ghana upscale her rice production, intimating that Ghana has the potential in that regard.

She said not only will the collaboration between the two countries lead to an increase in rice production, but also will provide Ghanaians involved in agriculture with some technical know-how.

The Advisor to the Honorary Consul, Thailand and Project Director, Dr Vinnie Kumsomboon, said as part of the project, some Ghanaian agriculture students would be sponsored to Thailand to learn Thailand’s way of growing rice to enhance production.

Earlier, in a welcome address, the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, stressed that the partnership was a dream come true.

He allayed the fears of market players, saying that “Jospong is not going to reinvent the wheel but rather to augment rice production in Ghana."

He was, therefore, hopeful the partnership will take off successfully and inure to the benefit of Ghana in several ways.