General News of Thursday, 14 November 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comSuccess in Planting for Food and Jobs a 'dream come true' for Akufo-Addo - Osafo-MaafoSenior Minister, Yaw Osafo-MaafoSenior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has noted that President Akufo-Addo’s Planting for Food and Jobs initiative which was rolled out three years ago has yielded fruitful results. Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo added that a lot of youth have equally evaded the farming sector and this decision taken by them will push the agenda of a Ghana Beyond Aid. About Planting for Food and JobThe programme, with five strategic pillars was aimed at increasing productivity of food crops, ensuring food security, raw materials for industry, reducing food import and increasing export. It also seeks to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth as well as attract others into the agricultural sector. The roll out of the programme in June 2017 has since changed the face of the agricultural sector of the country.

Source: GhanaWeb November 14, 2019 11:10 UTC