General News of Saturday, 1 February 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgI will replace 1D1F with staple processing zones - MahamaFormer President John Dramani MahamaFormer President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that the next National Democratic Congress government will replace the One District, one factory (1D1F) programme with staple processing zones. That, he said, would encourage farmers and investors to pump in more resources into the processing sector as they would not be restricted by political demarcations. He explained that creating the staple processing zones would ensure constant supply of raw materials to the factories, as the suppliers would not be limited by political demarcations as in the case of one district, one factory policy. The Former President said under the staple processing zones, government would identify areas that had comparative advantage in the production of certain staple foods and establish factories that would rely on constant supply of raw materials and create wealth for farmers. He also gave the assurance that his next administration would revamp the cocoa industry, which he said was taking a nosedive since 2017.

Source: GhanaWeb February 01, 2020 03:00 UTC