President Akufo-Addo has lauded the success of the Planting for Food and Jobs policy, which he attributes to Ghana’s abundant food supply.
Despite facing significant economic challenges, Ghana has managed to avoid the food shortages experienced by other West African nations.
President Akufo-Addo credits the implementation of effective policies, particularly the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, for playing a crucial role in ensuring an ample food production in the country.
During his speech at the 7th African Leadership Forum held in Accra, the President acknowledged the government’s successful management of the agricultural sector.
However, Mr. Akufo-Addo cautioned that providing continued subsidies for agriculture may not be sustainable in the long term.
“There is a whole programme we call Planting for Food and Jobs, where we subsidize our smallholder farmers. It has yielded some results, and we have seen that even in these difficult times economically, the availability of foodstuff on the market has not been an issue. It isn’t as if in this period of difficulty we have also witnessed a shortage of food.
“On the contrary, access to food has been the more robust response that our economy has had and it is so because the system we have put in place has been relatively successful but clearly there is a limit to how far we can go down that road of public subsidy for agriculture.”