General News of Thursday, 22 June 2017Source: mynewsgh.comPublish details of farmers engaged in planting for food and jobs - MinorityDr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is Minister for food and AgricultureThe government has been challenged to publish full details of the over two hundred farmers said to be part of the flagship agricultural program ‘planting for food and job’ as revealed by the sector Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto on the floor of parliament. “I am challenging the Food and Agricultural Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto to publish the list of the two hundred farmers he claimed they are doing it this year”, Member of the Agricultural Committee in parliament, Hon. “This is the very minister who came and rubbished all that his colleague minister at the office of the President came out with. “We knew from the onset no provision was provided but we just had to give opportunity to the minister. The eco-systems are completely different….and what is the cost benefit analysis they have done?

Source: GhanaWeb June 22, 2017 08:15 UTC