Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the minister for food and agriculture, claims that the Akufo-Addo administration’s policy reforms have contributed to the nation’s food security.
Speaking at the National Farmers Day celebration on Friday, December 2, 2022 in Koforidua, the capital of the Eastern Regional Region, the Minister praised farmers for their efforts to improve the nation’s food security situation.
The assistance of the Akufo-Addo administration for the agricultural sector was guaranteed by Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.
“From my field visits so far my assessment is that the ongoing harvest will be good this year and our food security situation as a nation remains strong. Farmers and fishers whom we celebrate today have built this security by responding very favourably provided by government under the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme.
He added: “In the past five years – 2017 to 2021, the government of Nana Akufo-Addo has provided nearly GHC2.5 billion in subsidies on improved seeds and fertilizers alone.”