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Prez Nana Addo to launch ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’

Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh

The ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ project is the flagship agricultural programme of the Nana Addo-led government which will be rolled out in all the 216 districts in Ghana.

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The launch will take place at Goaso in the Brong Ahafo Region.

The ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ project is the flagship agricultural programme of the Nana Addo-led government.

READ ALSO: "Planting for food and jobs” lacks clear implementation plan—ISSER

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It will be rolled out in all the 216 districts in Ghana.

Five main crops which would be cultivated under the project include: soya beans, rice, maize, sorghum and vegetables based on five key pillars including provision of certified fertilizer, seeds, marketing and e-Agriculture, extension service.

The project is expected to create over 750,000 jobs.

READ ALSO: Government reduces fertilizer prices by 50 percent

The government has also said that it will build a 1000-metric tonnes capacity warehouse in all the districts to ensure enough storage capacity to enable them market the expected yields.

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The President will be accompanied by the Minister Agriculture Dr. Afriyie Akoto, other ministers and extension officers.

Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh A feminist at heart and a lover of art. She loves to write on business, politics and health.

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