The Canadian government is set to inject a total of 120m dollars (125 million Canadian Dollars) into the Planting For Food and Jobs initiative being spearheaded by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Agreement for the release of the grant has consequently been signed by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on behalf of Ghana while the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ms Heather Anne Cameron on behalf of her country.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Chief of Staff, Mrs. Frema Opare Addo and the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.
The initiative forms part of the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) Project, which forms part of efforts by government to reverse the declining growth of the agric sector over the past eight years.
The Planting For Food and Jobs is a new policy geared towards the modernization of Ghana’s agriculture and ensure food security for the country.
The programme will be operating under five main components; supply of improved seedlings, provision of fertilizers, extension services, marketing for produce and e-agriculture.
The Canadian High Commissioner, Ms Anne Cameron agreed to support the programme after series of meetings with Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture.
Briefing the media on the agreement, Dr. Afriyie Akoto said the amount will be released in five tranches over the next five years and will go into two main components of the programme; purchasing and supply of improved seedlings as well as extension services support for beneficiary farmers to be captured under the initiative.
He added that other development partners, including the Korean and Israeli governments have also pledged to support the programme which is expected to take off in the coming crop season.
Source: 3news.com
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Who signed the agreement not your headless president? When Samia Nkrumah was talking against it ndc thi*ves were insulting her for opening the eyes of Ghanaians about the danger in GMO,you idi*ts with loud mouth were making noise for your us*less and irrelevant government and party of thi*ves because you came to create,lo*t and share not to develope a country. Ndc is not coming today or Tomorrow after all who is your leader? The founder and the creator of the ndc said ndc need the TRUTH and the TRUTH is GOD.
Nana addonhas nothing good to offer...he has realized he can't do anything for the youth...he wants to use agriculture to deceive Ghanaians....it will not wash...JM b3ba 2020
GMO SEEDLING FOR YOU.
@Good news Nana Addo, SMEs must be ready for post harvest processing chain including marketing. Think of the job opportunities. One district one factory on my mind. God bless our visionary leader
Mussa, its not only food you go chop, you go chop yur moth e r and the entire ndc gang of t-h-i-e-ves to the food. Head--less fo--o-l. NPP more grease to your elbows. God bless you. Still, the battle is the Lords.
Tweeea....ebi only food we go chop....mahama will be back...2020
Good news, Nana Addo. Let's roll our sleeves and let hit the ground running. Ghanaian SME's are waiting which part do we have to play