Maize is expensive Kenkey sellers tell Bryan Acheampong [Video]

Sellers of indigenous Ga dish, Kenkey, in Teshie and Osu have challenged the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong’s assertion that kenkey prices are decreasing.

Within the week, the minister has lauded the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, saying it has caused the price of maize to be stabilised.

“There is a lot of maize out there. Indeed maize is in the system and that is why the price of maize is not going up. Indeed for the first time, you will see that the price of Kenkey which never happens, is going down. We are on the ground,” he said.

However, producers of Kenkey have disputed these claims. They assert that despite Kenkey being a longstanding affordable staple food, recent maize price fluctuations have forced them to reconsider pricing, resulting in higher costs for consumers.

Some Kenkey producers in Teshie and Osu explained that about a …