The government of Ghana's Planting for Food and Jobs Phase Phase II project gets GH¢3.3 billion in funding

Published 2024년 11월 5일

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The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana has allocated GH¢3.3 billion for the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II (PFJ 2.0) program, aiming to make the country self-sufficient in staple commodities by 2028. The funding will be distributed across four budget programs: Crop and Livestock Development, Mechanisation, Irrigation and Water Management, Agribusiness Development, and Sustainable Management of Land and Environment. Despite this significant investment, the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed concerns over the policy's implementation, pointing out inconsistencies and lack of targeting that are negatively impacting agriculture production. The association also highlighted that a large majority of farmers have not been registered for the program and criticized the lack of direct investment for farmers.

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By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has allocated GH¢3.3billion for a complete implementation of government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II (PFJ 2.0). The allotment, as stated in MoFA’s Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) document for 2024-2027, says government will contribute some GH¢2.7billion of the amount while the remainder is sourced from development partners. MoFA indicates that with requisite commitment, diligence, collaboration, support and full participation of all actors along the value chain, PFJ 2.0 will make the country self-sufficient in all its staple commodities by the end of 2028. Toward these objectives, the document mentioned that four budget programmes and modules will be implemented. These programmes are: Crop and Livestock Development; Mechanisation, Irrigation and Water Management; Agribusiness Development; and Sustainable Management of Land and Environment. Designed to accelerate government efforts toward ...

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