News:
December 14, 2017
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, George Oduro has told Parliament that 1,303 aggregators have been registered and given licenses through the National Food Buffer Stock Company to purchase produce from local farmers for 2017/2018 cropping session.
He noted that to sustain the initiative much is dependent on providing ready market for farmers under the program, under the planting for food and job.
And further added that, measures have been put in place to purchase harvested farm produce under the Planting for Food and Job initiatives.
Member of Parliament for Kintampo North Kwasi Etu-Bonde, sort to know from the Minister of Food and Agriculture how many market linkage contracts have been established between crop farmers. And produce off-takers under the on-going ‘planting for food and jobs’.
The Deputy Minister noted that, the project has six thematic pillars improved seed production and promotion, one village one dam, improved extension service, monitoring and e-fertilizer, promoting and stringing market linkage as well as increasing productivity.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com