Ghana's flagship Agricultural Programme, Planting for Food and Jobs, being championed by the sector, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has attracted international interest at the ongoing 52nd AfDB Annual Meeting in India.
Ghana's Agric Minister gave a presentation during which he highlighted Government of Ghana's flagship policy aimed at revolutionalizing the ailing agricultural sector in the country.
Speakers and discussants, made up of investors, government officials and development partners, exhibited key interest in the efforts being put in place by the government of Ghana to revamp the agricultural sector and create jobs for the youth.
The Minister's presentation focused, amongst other things, on how to bridge the huge gap between food imports and local production as a way of boosting the sector and building the economy.
Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto further touched on how the Government of Ghana intends to modernize agric and encourage the youth to consider farming as a lucrative business.
The Agric Minister was on a panel discussion with the Founder of the World Food Prize, Norman Borlaug and the Chairman of the John Kufuor Foundation, Prof. Baffour Agyemang Duah.
LAUDS THE CONTRIBUTION OF GHANAIAN WOMEN TO AGRICULTURE
The Minister has also been touting the contributions of women in Ghana to the growth and development of agriculture.
Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto noted that women in Ghana play key role in terms of production and marketing of farm produce.
The Minister, who featured in a roundtable discussion organized by the Self Employed Women Association (SEWA), a renowned women-based Non Governmental Organization in India, said in recognition of their role, the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has a permanent directorate, Women in Agriculture Directorate (WIAD) under the Ministry, that deals with formulating policies and programmes that seek to empower and resource women engaging in agricultural business.
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