Government has committed GH₵1.5 billion towards its Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda, a comprehensive initiative aimed at revitalising the agricultural sector.
The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced that despite financial constraints, this allocation is a strategic move to boost local food production and reduce unemployment.
Speaking on JoyNews Roundtable on the 2025 budget on Wednesday, March 12, Mr Ofosu stated that as part of the initiative, government is introducing multiple programmes, including the Feed Ghana Program, the Ghana Greens Development Project, and the Vegetable Development Project.
Read also: Mahama's 'Nkoko nketenkete' will help youth if implemented - Afenyo-Markin He noted that a major component of the plan is 'Nkokɔ Nketenkete', a Poultry Farm to Table Project, which seeks to revamp the struggling poultry industry. "What we call Nkokɔ Nketenkete, which, unfortunately, our political opponents mocked when President Mahama first mooted the idea, .....is aimed at bolstering the poultry sector, which incidentally, as we speak, has collapsed," Mr Ofosu explained.
