Ghana: JICA, FAO support new soya-bean development project

The government of Japan is investing an estimated US$600,000 into soya-bean production in a bid to improve the cereal’s entire value chain in the country, Ambassador of Japan to Ghana Mochizuki Hisanobu has disclosed. The project, which falls under the Ghana Food Systems Transformation Pathway, according to the Ambassador exemplifies Japan’s continuous effort to support agriculture in the country. The venture is aimed at tackling some basic constraints to the development of soya-bean in Ghana, which include limited access to and lack of improved certified seeds; poor land preparation and access to mechanisation for land preparation; and lack of access to inoculants. “Japan considers agriculture as one of the primary areas of support for Ghana; and the reason we support it is that the sector is closely connected to this country’s food security agenda,” Mr. Hisanobu said. He commended the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) for their ...