Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians-especially the youth-to embrace dry season farming as a sustainable and profitable source of income, describing it as a game-changer in the country's agribusiness sector.
Speaking at the Citi Business Forum held on Thursday, June 19 in Accra, under the theme "Harnessing Agribusiness for Economic Growth: Expanding Ghana's Agribusiness Frontiers", Dumelo encouraged attendees to see agriculture not just as tradition, but as an untapped business goldmine. "I want to encourage each and every one to get into farming," he said. "The thing about farming is times and seasons, but let's try as much as possible to farm in the dry season.
If you have some land, get it by the water side and do irrigation." Dumelo, an actor-turned-politician and now a key government voice in agriculture, used his own experience to illustrate the enormous profit potential in dry season cultivation.
He highlighted the dramatic price shift of cabbage between the rainy and dry seasons. "It will interest you to know that I used to do cabbage. "Now, cabbage is around GHS1,200 per bag during the regular season, but in the dry season, it goes for about GHS4,000 per bag," he revealed. "That means if you are a cabbage farmer in the dry season, there is money there - you will make money." Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Related Topics:Feature Advertisement You may like We've not reached the point for a rerun in Ablekuma North - Bossman Asare Galamsey is not just an environmental crisis, it's a betrayal of citizens' trust - Ashigbey to gov't I thank God for this strong show of support - Bawumia grateful as over 60 NPP MPs back 2028 bid Parliament must recognise sign language as a national language - Sammi Awuku About 60 MPs ready to back Bawumia again- Sammi Awuku discloses Go as a servant, not a perfect minister - Nii Lantey advises Adutwum on NPP flagbearer bid Don't rely solely on education record - Nii Lantey cautions Adutwum over NPP flagbearer bid Grassroots loyalty, not gov't performance, will decide NPP flagbearer - Elvis Darko Elvis Darko questions Adutwum's viability in NPP flagbearer race Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.
