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Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged African leaders to view rice as a strategic economic asset.
Speaking at the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable in Accra, she said the conversation around rice goes beyond farming and should be viewed as part of a broader agenda for economic transformation and regional integration.
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