The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the ‘Feed Ghana Programme’, a flagship agribusiness initiative that is poised to generate employment opportunities for thousands of Ghanaians in the farming, processing, and agribusiness sectors.
Mr Dumelo, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, asserted that the initiative is a well-developed programme with long-term benefits.
Appearing on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, John Dumelo noted that the initiative will have components such as the Grains and Legumes Development Initiative, Advancement of Smart Agriculture, Vegetable Development Project, Support for Institutional Farming, Revitalisation of the Poultry Sector, and Livestock Development Initiative.
The rest are the Feed the Industry Programme, Cocoa Industry Support, Cotton Production Expansion, Oil Palm Industry Development, Other Industrial Crop Initiatives, Investment in Infrastructure and Agro-Production Enclave and Innovative Agricultural Financing.
The programme will strengthen value chains by ensuring that agricultural produce is efficiently processed into food products and industrial inputs, reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing food security.
He said the government remains committed to delivering on its mandate to the people.
He revealed that as deputy minister, one of his core mandates with the permission of the minister is to travel across the country and identify the farming potential so that a targeted initiative is rolled out so that we can get enough production from the farming areas.
“The agriculture sector is the focal point, and we have to put effort into producing enough to feed ourselves, feed our industries, and export the excess of what we produce. The Feed Ghana project is very simple; we want to produce enough to feed ourselves and the nation and export the rest. The most popular component of the project is ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’, where 55,000 households will be selected across the country to receive chicks, feed, and vaccines for meat and egg production. We will also select 50 anchor farms to receive chicks, rear them, and hand some over to other farmers. In the next six months, we expect the cost of chicken to decrease.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
