Ghana: My government’s record in agriculture is impressive – President Akufo-Addo

Published 2021년 12월 4일

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended his government's achievements in transforming Ghana's agricultural sector since 2017. He highlighted the success of the Programme for Planting for Food and Jobs, which has led to a 5.8% annual growth in agriculture, compared to the 2.7% growth in 2016. The government has also distributed over 1.4 million metric tonnes of fertilizers and 91,000MT of certified seeds, and launched the Planting for Export and Rural Development program to diversify exports. Additionally, the government has recruited more agricultural extension officers and approved the recruitment of 1,100 veterinary officers. The president also announced plans to build more warehouses, increase irrigable land, and approve credit guarantees for agricultural loans.

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described the record of his government in the growth and development of the agricultural sector as impressive. Speaking at the 35th edition of Farmers’ Day on Friday, 3rd December, in Cape Coast, President Akufo-Addo stated that his government, since 2017, has set out to transform Ghanaian agriculture through investment in integrated and mutually reinforcing measures, that are yielding positive results. With the central pillar of Government’s transformative policy being the Programme for Planting for Food and Jobs, the President stated that “we have, through the Programme, achieved a yearly average growth of agriculture of 5.8%, from 2017 to 2020, compared to the 2.7% growth we inherited in 2016.” To date, according to him, “a total of 1.4 million metric tonnes of fertilizers, and some ninety-one thousand metric tonnes (91,000MT) of certified seeds have been made available to farmers since 2017, with the number of beneficiary ...

Source: Ghanaweb