The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced the arrival of a consignment of Japanese-donated rice weighing 1,500 metric tons within the nation.
Donated by the Japanese Counterpart Value Fund (JCVF) Secretariat, the Ministry stated in a launch that the rice will likely be monetized underneath the Japanese Grant Commodity Program to help the federal government of Liberia’s social and financial improvement initiatives.
The consignment of rice is predicted to reach within the nation as we speak on the Free Port of Monrovia.
It will be recalled that on October 18, 2021, the Government of Liberia and the Government of Japan signed an change of notes for 250,000 Japanese yen for the availability of rice named and titled “KR Food Aid 2021.”
The launch additional said that the anticipated consignment of rice will likely be offered on the Fouta Corporation in Vai Town, with the help of the Liberia Marketing Association (LMA), at wholesale and retail costs of US$13.75 and US$14.50, respectively.
According to the discharge, the Japanese-donated rice is 5 kilos greater than the common 25kg presently on the Liberian market.
Meanwhile, most of the people is hereby suggested to report anybody promoting the Japanese donated rice above its stipulated costs to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Inspectorate Division or the Japanese Counterpart Value Fund Secretariat on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for fast intervention to eschew additional profiteering and dishonest.