President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended importation tariff on rice in Liberia. The move is aimed at ensuring the affordability of rice to the Liberian people and promoting food sufficiency through long-term agricultural productivity.
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has suspended importation tariff on rice in Liberia . The President 's decision comes following the signing of Executive Order No. 125. Before signing Executive Order No.126 on Assets Recovery, the President signed Executive Order No. 125 suspending the Importation Tariff on Rice, Liberia 's staple food. An Executive Mansion release says the move is geared toward ensuring the affordability of rice to the Liberia n people.
More importantly, ensuring food sufficiency through long-term agricultural productivity is the hallmark of the President's ARREST Agenda. "WHEREAS, the Government of Liberia is determined to initiate measures that will bring financial and economic relief to its citizens and ease the high cost of living: WHEREAS, recognizing that rice is the staple food, and it's necessary to make is police affordable to every Iberian thereby alleviating undue financial burdens on the citizen
President Liberia Importation Tariff Rice Affordability Food Sufficiency Agricultural Productivity
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