Akontombra Rice factory has become white elephant after commission.

This rice factory is constructed under 1 district 1 factory under ministry of Trade and Industry.
This factory is situated at Bokaso in the Akontombra district in the Western North region.
The government use about 6.7 million on this project.
This factory is set to produce 1.5 to 2.8 tonnes of rice per hour.
This factory was commissioned on September 2021 when the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akoffour Addo visited the district.
On the day of the commission, the factory will provide direct employment of over bout 118 including management and over 600 farmers to produce rice for processing.
2 years down the line after the commission, the factory has not produced any rice.

when Raymond Nana kwakye brorich News visited the place,the entrance to place was locked and the tractors which was pack in thee place, weeds have covered the tractor.