[ 2017-01-16 ]

President Akufo-Addo interacting with market women

Agric to be modernised in the next four years – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured
stakeholders in the agricultural sector of
Governments’ commitment to increase efficiency
in agricultural production through valued
addition, storage and enhanced marketing
facilities.

Consequently, for the next four years, government
would aim its policy interventions in modernising
agriculture at value chain addition and creating
additional business that would generate job
opportunities in the areas of storage, processing,
packaging and marketing agric produce to ensure
higher incomes for farmers and fisher folks.

President Akufo-Addo gave the assurance in a
keynote address at the 68th New Annual Year School
which opened at the University of Ghana, Legon on
Monday.

The 2017 edition of the New Year School, under the
theme “Promoting National Development through
Agricultural Modernization: The Role of ICT,”
focuses on modernising agriculture through the
application of Information Communication
Technology to increase agricultural production and
making the sector vibrant to create employment for
the youth.

The conference would also discuss climate change
and its effects on the agricultural sector and
create a common platform for farmers to share
relevant market and weather information.

President Akufo-Addo said under the comprehensive
scheme, district assemblies and traditional
authorities would be assigned specific roles in
agricultural development, and that the
interventions would specifically target and
support women in agriculture. He expressed hope
that the deliberations at the School would come
out with suggestions that would help integrate ICT
into the agriculture to accelerate and modernise
the sector.

Source - ghananewsagency.org

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