Akufo-Addo announces review of PFJ after six years

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a review of the government’s agric flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs. 

Nana Akufo-Addo says the new phase of the programme will involve the private sector and getting more youthful participation in the programme. 

Speaking at the 4th European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East in Italy, Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana has food security through this programme. 

“After six years of successful implementation, the programme has come up for review, and it is transitioning into phase two.

It is called PFJ Phase Two and this phase will be expanded to achieve private sector participation with emphasis on value chain development.

Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural Campaign of the Government, with five (5) implementation modules.

The first module PFJ (Crops) aims to promote food security and immediate availability of selected food crops on the market and also provide jobs