5% Rice Import Duty: Women Farmers Bear the Brunt as CSOs Demand Full Transfer of Revenue to Agriculture Fund
By James Kamara-Manneh The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN), in partnership with Christian Aid and the 50/50 Group Sierra Leone, has called for stronger accountability and gender-responsive management of revenue generated from Sierra Leone’s five-percent rice import duty. The call was made on Thursday, August 6, 2026, during a National Advocacy Summit held at the New…