President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday launch his government’s agricultural flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs in Goaso, in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Some 200, 000 farmers in the region are set to benefit when the programme rolls out.
In the 2017 budget, the government earmarked GHȻ560 million for the initiative expected to create over 70, 000 jobs.
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, reveals the programme will cover 2.5 million farmers nationwide after the pilot process.
Implementation mechanisms for the project have already been rolled out in some parts of the country.
Although the initiative targets farmers, Dr Afriyie-Akoto, however, says every Ghanaian can join in for improved agric production.TO