A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has charged the Minister of Agriculture, Eric Opoku, to avoid staying in his air-conditioned office and instead visit the field more often to ensure that government policies on agriculture are being properly implemented.
He questioned why Ministers of Agriculture have, over the years, chosen to remain in their offices, dressed formally, while expecting the right actions to be taken in the field. "We make statements without taking action.
The Planting for Food and Jobs initiative should have been a great policy, but how was it implemented?
I expect the current minister, Eric Opoku, to focus on that policy, improve it, and ensure that agriculture is not treated as a classroom subject.
