These initiatives are designed to provide the youth with access to finance and skills in entrepreneurship, agriculture, small scale industries, tourism, trade, etc. Participants at the event were drawn from tertiary institutions, young entrepreneurs, start-up business owners and prominent youth in the Bono Region. On Ghana CARES, the Minister said, the programme has been designed to stimulate economic growth through increased investment in selected sectors including Agriculture. Ken Ofori-Atta also underscored the need for the youth to grab the opportunities in technology as the world has now become more advanced technologically. He challenged them to reposition themselves for available opportunities in the coming decades as the future belongs to them.