The Ghana Soybeans Farmers and Aggregators Association wants the government to as a matter of urgency, withdraw the ban on the exportation of grains.

The association says the ban is not the best for farmers whose livelihoods depend on grain exportation.

The government on Tuesday, August 27, announced a ban on grain exportation to address the drought spell in the northern part of the country.

Director of Administration for the Ghana Soybeans Farmers Aggregators Association, Abdul Hakeem Issah, said the ban is not the best.

“The recent ban on grains cannot solve the problem. And what we are saying is that the situation can still be resolved. It is not bad yet.

“What we are saying is that Buffer Stock was created to accumulate grains, grains in the peak season, and store them at their warehouses and release those grains during the lean season which the government has failed to do over the years. So we are saying that as the situation exists currently, we shouldn’t put in the ban.”