The Municipal Chief Executive of the Ga East Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region Hon. Elizabeth Kaakie Mann has lauded the Planting for Food and Jobs programme as a tool to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2.
Sustainable Development Goal 2 aims to achieve zero hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
“Ghana, through Planting for Food and Job Programme is working tirelessly to achieve the sustainable development goal (SDGs), the goal 2 that enjoins Nation to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture by the year 2030”, Hon. MCE said.
She said this during the 37th National Farmers’ Day celebration at the Ga East Municipal with the theme: “Planting for Food and Jobs; Consolidating Ghana’s food systems”.
She emphasized the need to network and strengthen the actors along the agricultural value chain, farmers, processors, marketers, transporters, import dealers, agricultural service providers, researchers, extension agents and the assembly.
She acknowledged the farmers for their immense contribution to achieving food security and encouraged the farmers to continue with the noble work and assured them of government support to make agriculture lucrative.
The Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya constituency, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo pointed out that the government’s vision to transform and modernize agriculture is anchored in the flagship programme playing a pivotal role in the development of Ghana.
She explained that agriculture has moved from being subsistence to agribusiness for the youth aiding in achieving food security.
She encouraged the youth to venture into farming, change attitudes towards agriculture and add value to the produce to maximize profit.
The overall best farmer at the Ga East Municipal Farmers Day Celebration 2021, Maurice Baffoh Addai a 34-year-old young man encouraged the youth to change their perception of agriculture and venture into agribusiness.
