[ 2014-09-17 ]

Food and Agric show takes off in Kumasi
The maiden edition of the National Food and Agric
Show has taken off in the Ashanti regional
capital.

Several farmers and Agriculturists as well as
stakeholders in the Agric sector were at the
Centre for National Culture to contribute their
quota to the development of agriculture.

Speaking at the show, Deputy Ashanti regional
Minister Joseph Yammin was excited over the choice
of Kumasi for the show.

He assured the gathering of government’s
commitment to the development of Agriculture in
Ghana, citing several policies and programmes
instituted by government to support the
Agricultural sector.

“Agriculture alone provides 60% employment for
the Ghanaian workforce, 49% of total foreign
exchange earnings and 40% of Gross Domestic
Product. It also serves as a source of food
security for the people and raw materials for our
industries. The continuous support from the
Ministry Of Food And Agriculture to this
particular event speaks volumes about the
government’s commitment to agriculture”, he
said.

The National Food and Agric Show (FAGRO) as an
annual show FAGRO provides the platform for
farmers and participants to learn modern
techniques of Agricultural marketing, the
appropriate and modern use of farming technology
and also farm business management such as laws and
policies, accessing land, water, effective
production services, resource management and
conversation practices.

This years’ exhibition focuses on Small to
Medium-scale farmers with limited access to modern
farming technology.

The event is also expected to help raise awareness
and earnings of farmers by linking them to the
appropriate markets thereby boosting agricultural
production in the country.

Source - Modernghana

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