General News of Monday, 24 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comNPP 2020 manifesto criticised for silence on agric educationIFEST says the promises made to improve the agric sector does not align with agric educationAccra-based education policy and research institute has criticised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for failing to make policy provisions for improvements in agriculture education in its 2020 manifesto. The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) told GhanaWeb on Monday, August 24, 2020, that there is a visible disconnect between the promises for agriculture sector improvement in the manifesto and agric education at both the secondary and tertiary level. Executive Director of IFEST, Peter Anti, said the government’s promise to mechanism and modernise the agriculture sector does not align with agriculture education in the country. “If you are not resourcing them, how do you train more of these people to help with the modernisation and mechanisation of the agric sector that you always want to champion or talk about?” Mr Anit quizzed the government. IFEST was launched as a policy and research institute with the principal aim of informing public debate on contemporary education issues to promote the development of effective research, policy and practices.

Source: GhanaWeb August 24, 2020 18:11 UTC