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Joseph Ade Coker, Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged Ghanaians to embrace the ‘Feed Ghana Programme’ launched by President John Dramani Mahama.
The initiative, he said, is a game-changer aimed at transforming agriculture and strengthening Ghana’s economic resilience.
In an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily, he emphasized that the programme, if properly implemented and utilized, could open up massive employment opportunities for the youth.
“We need to go back to the basics and encourage ourselves to feed ourselves. If we can indulge in all this, we will be able to create employment for the youth if we add processing factories attached to it. I think we need to encourage ourselves to be doing those kinds of things,” he said.
His comments come in the wake of the official unveiling of the ‘Feed Ghana Programme’ by President Mahama on Saturday, April 12.
The initiative, according to President Mahama, is designed to reposition agriculture at the heart of Ghana’s development agenda.
He explained that the programme serves as the foundation for a broader strategy known as the Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA).
This vision seeks to modernize and expand the agricultural sector to create jobs, reduce food inflation, and ensure long-term food security for the country.
Backing the vision, Ade Coker added that the program’s effectiveness could be enhanced if the government integrated agro-processing factories into the plan.
This, he believed, would significantly boost productivity and value addition in the agricultural sector.
source: citinewsroom.com
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