Accra, Ghana – The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has emphasized the importance of collective effort in shaping Ghana’s agricultural future at the National Validation Workshop for the Feed Ghana Programme (FGP). The workshop brought together development partners, ministry officials, private sector representatives, civil society members, academia, farmers, and media personnel.
The Minister highlighted the challenges facing Ghana’s agriculture, including low productivity, reliance on imported foods, and limited access to irrigation and mechanization. He noted that the Feed Ghana Programme is a bold response to these challenges, designed to build a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive food system that generates jobs and drives agro-industrial growth.
The Programme is structured around nine strategic sub-programmes, focusing on areas such as crop and livestock development, agricultural financing, and institutional capacity building. The Minister called on all stakeholders to collaborate and contribute their expertise towards making the FGP a practical and sustainable policy framework, assuring that resources will be mobilized for effective implementation.
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