Minister Tarpeh explained that of the USD$30 million, USD$20 million will go to food cost while USD$9 million will go toward the operational costCapitol Hill – Commerce Minister Wilson Tarpeh has presented to the Liberian senate a working plan for the distribution of the government’s food distribution. In that plan, the minister told the Senate plenary the amount for the entire process is now US$30 million and US$9 million of that amount will go to administrative and operational cost. Minister Tarpeh explained that of the USD$30 million, USD$20 million will go to food cost while USD$9 million will go toward the operational cost. Now, the food basket is suggested both imported and locally produce food. We don’t have storage for locally produce rice.

Source: Front Page Africa June 13, 2020 21:45 UTC