President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch a new agricultural initiative dubbed: ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD).’
The launching ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 23, 2019, at the Nursing and Midwifery Training College Park, Dunkwa – On – Offin, Central Region under the theme “Export Diversification as a Tool for Development.”
PERD, DGN Online understands, is a purpose-driven initiative under the auspices of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD).
It seeks to develop rural economies through the planting and exportation of six tree crops including cashew, coffee, coconut, mango and oil palm.
Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, told DGN Online recently that the PERD initiative is to complement the Planting For Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme which has reportedly contributed significantly to addressing food security in Ghana.
Source: Daily Guide
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With over half the population being the youth, you can do the math and see what will actually happen to the food security of Ghana and Africa, with about 60% of the world's remaining untapped arable land. You put in the industry to add value to the produce, then you can see where we are going as a continent and people. The way is clear, the vision is absolute, the focus is solid and there is tremendous energy to actualize the destiny of Ghana and Africa in this generation. It's a story on Ghanaweb under the heading Upper West; 1022 bags of maize harvested under PFJ.
Visionary government. The enemies will cry blood.
Please tell your Boss to add this to his policies. For now all his policies are to review, no initiative.
Jusk talk, talk, nothing comes out of it, ***barred word*** government in power,people can't even buy food locally and you are talking about export