{"id":41947,"date":"2023-08-14T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/liberia-indias-rice-ban-would-not-affect-liberia-embassy-says"},"modified":"2023-08-15T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:00:19","slug":"liberia-indias-rice-ban-would-not-affect-liberia-embassy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/liberia-indias-rice-ban-would-not-affect-liberia-embassy-says","title":{"rendered":"Liberia: India’s Rice Ban Would Not Affect Liberia,\u2019 Embassy Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The ban on the export of non-basmati rice from India would not have a significant impact on Liberia\u2019s rice supply, the India Embassy in Liberia has clarified.<\/p>\n

The embassy\u2019s statement comes as Simeon Freeman, a presidential candidate for the October 10 polls, warned Liberians of \u201ca serious looming rice crisis\u201d as a result of the ban.<\/p>\n

Freeman\u2019s claim has gone unchallenged since August 7 and comes as India, a few weeks ago, placed a ban on the export of non-basmati rice due to concerns about rising domestic food prices and the need to ensure sufficient supplies for its own citizens.<\/p>\n

However, the Embassy, in a rebuttal, has dismissed such claims that the ban would not disrupt rice supplies in Liberia, even though the country remains heavily import dependent for its staple food.<\/p>\n

\u201cClarification on ban on export of Indian rice. There is no change in export policy of non basmati rice (parboiled rice) and basmati rice, which forms the bulk of rice exports,\u201d the Embassy said in a release seen by Daily Observer. \u201cBulk of the rice imported by Liberia from India is parboiled rice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to ensure adequate availability of non basmati white rice in the Indian market and to allay the rise in prices in the domestic market, Government of India has amended the export policy of above variety from \u2018Free with export duty of 20%\u2019 to \u2018prohibited\u2019 with immediate effect,\u201d the Embassy added.<\/p>\n

The action by India, which is the world\u2019s largest rice producer, has stoked fear of global food crisis. And Liberia, like many other African countries, heavily relies on rice imports to meet its domestic demand.<\/p>\n

With nearly the entire country\u2019s population depending on rice as their primary food source, any disruption to the supply chain could have grave consequences for Liberia\u2019s food security.<\/p>\n

Currently, Liberia is 5th largest consumer of rice in West Africa \u2014 more than Nigeria, Ghana, and the 7th highest Sub-Saharan African, according to the World Bank in a report titled : \u201cGetting Rice Right for Productivity and Poverty Alleviation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bank added over the past 15 years, rice consumption in Liberia has increased at an annual rate of 4.6 percent, reaching 560,000 metric tons in 2021 and its growing demand \u201camid inadequate production capacity\u201d is fueling food insecurity and poverty \u2014 disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Rice imports, the Bank noted, represent two-thirds of the country\u2019s total consumption, compared to only one-third in 1979 \u2014 the year of the rice riots in Monrovia. The Bank added that over the same period, the self-sufficiency rate dropped from a peak of 47.9 percent in 2011 to 32.2 percent in 2021, while the country\u2019s import bill for rice has also increased fivefold between 2011 and 2021, growing at 15.6 percent yearly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rapid growth in imported rice supply reflects the high demand for the commodity in the wake of limited domestic supply \u2014 but also households\u2019 preferences for the improved quality of imported rice,\u201d the Bank said in the report, which was released a month ago. \u201cBy 2021, rice imports would make up more than one-half (52 percent) of the value of imported food and about 14 percent of total imports, making it one of Liberia\u2019s major commodity imports.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. The ban on the export of non-basmati rice from India would not have a significant impact on Liberia\u2019s rice supply, the India Embassy in Liberia has clarified. 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