Gov’t to establish agro-processing drive to boost jobs, food security

So, we decided to establish a poultry processing centre at Bechem so that when the farmers produce, the processing sector will be their uptake point, creating a ready market for them, increasing job opportunities, and then they will package them nicely and distribute them across the country and even beyond the country."Mr Opoku also disclosed that another private investor is working with the ministry to establish a sorghum processing plant in northern Ghana."The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has outlined the government’s plans to transform agriculture into a profitable enterprise through the establishment of processing facilities across the country to provide ready markets for farmers.