The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured the nation that appropriate measures are in place to avert a potential food crisis in the country.
He told Parliament that the measures to forestall food insecurity included a temporary ban on grain (maize, rice, and soya) exports,
promoting the use of organic fertilisers on farms and the cultivation of crops such as roots, which
require less fertiliser and increased monitoring of food and input prices to pick early warning signals of potential food crisis
in order to take prompt remedial action.
He said the rest were the finalisation of modalities for the haulage of produce from farm gates in food growing
areas to the market centres by the government.
The minister during the presentation of the midyear budget review that emergency measures were necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia Ukraine War, which combined to disrupt supply chains and increased transportation costs.
These, he said are threatening food security globally.
“But, what the people of Ghana care to see is what their government is doing about it to ease the impact here.
“To enable households and farmers cope and support stable food supply, Government has taken the following immediate measures:
• place a temporary ban on grain (maize, rice, and soya) exports;
• promote the use of organic fertilizers and cultivation of crops such as roots which
require less fertilizer;
• monitor food and input prices to pick early warning signals of potential food crisis
in order to take prompt remedial action; and
• finalise modalities for the haulage of produce from farm gates in food growing
areas to the market centres,” the minister said.
He also announced plans to increase investments in agriculture as well as support the youth to start agri-related businesses to help boost productivity while creating jobs.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/peacefmonline.com/ghana
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I do not know how the NDC can convince Ghanaians to believe that they have what it takes to transform the economy from the export-orientated raw material-based colonial economy. Ghanaians have come to value the NPP's concerted efforts to transform the Guggisberg exploitive economic order, as outlined in policies such as 1D1F, planting for food, construction of railways, and FHS. The NDC should therefore give us a break and stop pulling our legs for its failed and incompetent policies, if it ever had any at all. Ken Ofori-Ata is one of the best finance ministers Ghana has ever had. He can comfortably account for the numerous infrastructure developments taking place currently by pointing his fingers at them.
COMMERCIAL IRRRIGATED FARMING IS THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS OF SHORTAGES IF CHINA DOES COMMERCIAL FARMING TO FEED 1.4 BILLION POPULATION AND HAVE FOOD SECURITY TO FEED THEIR POPULATION FOR ONE YEAR WITHOUT IMPORTS.STOP THE ***barred word*** OF PEASANT FARMING TODAY CHINA BOOST OF SUFFICIENT GRAINS STORAGE FOR ONE YEAR TO FEED 1.4 BILLION OF THEIR POPULATION WITHOUT SCRAMBLING TO IMPORT AND GHANA CANNOT EVEN FEED 30 MILLION WHY BECAUSE CHINA DOES COMMERCIAL IRRIGATED FARMING EVEN FLOADING SOME OF THEIR LANDS THAT HAVE TOO MUCH ALKALINE WITH SEA WATER TO ENABLE THEM TO PLANT ON IT. JUST GOOGLE THEY HAVE ALL THAT ON YUTUBE TO WATCH WHY GHANA WITH ***barred word*** AGRIC MINISTER WASTING TIME AND MONEY ON PEASANT FARMING WHICH ANY SERIOUS COUNTRY WILL NOT IF THEY WANT TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT IN RICE MAIZE, WHEAT, CASHEWS, COPEAS, SUNFLOWER OIL AND ALL OTHER STAPLES. ONLY LAZY PEOPLE WORLD DOES THAT AND THAT SHOW UP IN OUR INFLATION YEAR TO YEAR. STOP THE PEASANT FARMING ***barred word*** IN GHANA AND BRING URKRAINIAN FARMERS INTO GHANA AS BUSINESS TO GROW WHEAT, RICE INCENTRAL REGION, MAIZE, WHEAT, SOYABEANS IN NORTHIN COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES TO FEED DOMESTIC, AND AFRICA FOR HARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE PLUS STORAGE. FOR FOOD SECURITY. THIS AGRIC MINISTER IS NOT SERIOUS GHANA HAVE BEEN IMPORTING DEAD CHLORINEJUICED CHICKEN SERIOUS HEALTH RISK, IMPORT WHEAT, RICE. FOR MANY YEARS. COMMERCIAL IRRRIGATED FARMING IS THE SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS OF SHORTAGES IF CHINA DOES COMMERCIAL FARMING TO FEED 1.4 BILLION POPULATION AND HAVE FOOD SECURITY TO FEED THEIR POPULATION FOR ONE YEAR WITHOUT IMPORTS.STOP THE ***barred word*** OF PEASANT FARMING TODAY CHINA BOOST OF SUFFICIENT GRAINS STORAGE FOR ONE YEAR TO FEED 1.4 BILLION OF THEIR POPULATION WITHOUT SCRAMBLING TO IMPORT AND GHANA CANNOT EVEN FEED 30 MILLION WHY BECAUSE CHINA DOES COMMERCIAL IRRIGATED FARMING EVEN FLOADING SOME OF THEIR LANDS THAT HAVE TOO MUCH ALKALINE WITH SEA WATER TO ENABLE THEM TO PLANT ON IT. JUST GOOGLE THEY HAVE ALL THAT ON YUTUBE TO WATCH WHY GHANA WITH ***barred word*** AGRIC MINISTER WASTING TIME AND MONEY ON PEASANT FARMING WHICH ANY SERIOUS COUNTRY WILL NOT IF THEY WANT TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT IN RICE MAIZE, WHEAT, CASHEWS, COPEAS, SUNFLOWER OIL AND ALL OTHER STAPLES. ONLY LAZY PEOPLE WORLD DOES THAT AND THAT SHOW UP IN OUR INFLATION YEAR TO YEAR.