Ghana has decided to model its development agenda on those that led to the transformation of the four countries in Asia that have been nicknamed the ‘Asian Tigers.’
The wealthy countries- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan- are renowned for their high growth rates between 1960s and 1990s.
It is the best model for Ghana which is bent on pursuing an aggressive agricultural and industrial revolution, President Akufo-Addo said.
He made the announcement when members of the National Farmers and Fishers Award Winners Association of Ghana (NFFAWAG) called on him at the presidency yesterday.
He emphasized the need for constant meetings between policymakers and technical persons to meet to fashion out ideas on how to pursue the vision.
Plan
“In order for that to succeed, what have to replicate what they did here. There must be constant interface between those of us making policies and those of you actually in the field,” he noted.
For him, “If that continues to be fertile and there is that cross fertilization between the policy makers and the operators, I think we are almost bound to succeed in whatever we want to do.”
He stressed the need for occasional meetings to map out strategies to develop the agricultural sector, saying “it’s obvious that the objectives of your association are the objectives of Ghana, they are cardinal, they are key and have everything to do with how we can transform agriculture and transform the economy of our country.”
“If indeed there is this intercourse between those of us sitting in offices making policy and those of you in the field actually implementing it, it would also mean that there would be space to influence policy,” he noted.
He directed the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to meet the association to find ways of achieving the objectives.
“I have no doubt that if we continue down that way, we are going to make a very big impact on enhancing agricultural productivity in our country.”
Proposal
The National Farmers and Fishers Award Winners Association has pledged to partner government to help implement the various programmes such as ‘Planting for Food and Jobs,’ ‘One District, One Factory’, free Senior High School and a host of others.
President of the Association, Davies Narh Karboe, proposed the establishment of a special agriculture fund to make start-up funds available to budding agribusiness entrepreneurs, especially young and the unemployed graduates, who may want to take up agriculture and agribusiness as a profession.
Such a fund, according to him, would also facilitate effective action on the invasion of the fall army worms, floods, swine fever, bird flu, bush fires and droughts, which have devastating and long-term effects on country as a whole.
He was of the belief that the fund would go a long way to engender interest in the agriculture sector.
Source: Daily Guide
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Great agricultural and cultural intercourse. This will generate productivity. The Buddhist and Hindus are honest, trustworthy, competent, and nationalistic. Why do we always have to be like someone else other than ourselves? At one time we wanted to be like the Europeans. Then we want to be like the Americans. Then we want to be like the Asians. When are we going to be like Africans? It is not possible to be changing like that. ***barred word*** results. Don't know who you are or whose you are. Do you at least know your self?
Your excellency Pls, kindly go quickly, we need them, stop travelling to UK, Europe and American. Go to Asia and let's see more action, talk and art pls. It appears the corrupt officials are still walking free ooooo. Employ technocrats. Hire competence and fire incompetence people quickly. Pls, if Ghana doesn't become like Asia in your time then is better for Akau Donkor to come
This guy is always day dreaming. First of all the Asians are not corrupt like ghanaians even though lots of them are buddhist and hindus. The Asians are honest, trustworthy and competent. This is the soft skills they possess that made them what they are today. Secondly, the do what they preach. This is the opposite in Ghana. Most politicians in Ghana are good at sweet talking their people just like their pastors manipulate their congregrants. African politicians say one thing and do something else. Its all political gimmick. The Asians have demonstrable political will to do what they preach. Ghananian politicians dont have any political will to do anything. An example is the potential passage of ROPAL which has become moribund in parliament. The so called Asian tigers think about the well being of their country men and strive to help each other succeed. This is opposite in Ghana. The Asian tigers make use of their human potential both elites and non elites. In Ghana, academic graduates from all background are wallowing in unemployment and poverty. Asian tigers have a practical and dynamic academic curriculum and an environment that absorbs graduates from all backgrounds of life. There is massive government private partnerships that hire, train and employ graduates with meaningful pay and work benefits. In Ghana due to corruption an example is SSNIT scandal, government has lost focus. Ghanaian politicians also lack the ability to act and lead. Leadership has become a problem on the African continent. We need competent people to man the helm period.
I THINK HE IS TALKING TOO MUCH INSTEAD OF ACTING. AFTERALL, IT IS CLEARLY STATED THAT "ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS." LET US SEE ACTION WITHOUT WORDS, AND WE WILL BELIEVE YOU. BUT FOR NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE EMPTY TALK FOR NOTHING...SMH
I laugh out loud when I read such comments as found below. Our NDC brothers haven't gotten over the shock of the disgraceful and historic defeat yet. Hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa. Nana do all
Common corrrruption koraaa, after 8 months, you are still using your mouth to fight it. ANd you are using this same mouth to claim to develop. Tell me, what is different about you and John Mahama?
Jigaboo said it below. You can NEVER go the Asian way by having politicians as ministers. It is only when you smoke too much poor quality weed that you will think that is possible.
How? by making speeches and appointing political ministers instead of technocratic ministers? Is that how the Asians did it?