Governance Lecturer at the Central University, Dr. Benjamin Otchere Ankrah has criticized the Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto for his introduction of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)' market.
As part of the efforts to control prices of food items, the Minister introduced a PFJ market at the forecourt of the Ministry to make food items available and affordable to Ghanaians.
The initiative which started on Friday, November 11, with bunches of plantain aimed at cushioning Ghanaians in the face of food price hikes in the country.
The Ministry has meanwhile, expanded this initiative to include cabbage, yams, carrot, pepper, spring onions, cucumbers and rice.
Some have however described the project as "unsustainable".
Reacting to this on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Dr Otchere Ankrah questioned the sustainability of this project.
"Are we serious as a country? Selling plantain at the Ministry? So will those at Dodowa, East Legon go to the ministry to buy the plantain? Let the system work if any . . . what I'm seeing is cosmetic. Will the Minister for Fisheries also start selling Koobi . . . ? What at all is happening . . . let's be serious a bit . . . " he said.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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@ asare , YOU CAN MAKE INTELLIGENT POINTS WITHOUT RESORTING TO INSULTS . Your lack of civility portrays you as emotionally immature. Please grow in your emotions.
These our lecturers are the main reason why the universities are not contributing meaningfully to the nation's development.! All they know is to criticize everything without coming out with alternatives!
I FEEL SORRY FOR MOTHER GHANA WHEN WE WE AN ***barred word*** WITH NO BRAIN AS A MINISTER WHO HAVE TURNED HIS MINISTRY INTO A MARKET BECOS THAT OLD ***barred word*** CANT THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX YET MORONS STILL DEFEND THIS ***barred word***, WE HAVE FERTILE LAND AND STILL CANT FEED OURSELVES AND BLAME RUSSIA AND UKRAINE FOR OUR WOES WE STILL PRACTICE PEASANT FARMING OVER MECHANIZED FARMING IN THIS AGE, WE STILL RELY ON RAINFALL FOR IRRIGATION WHILES PEOPLE IN THE DESERT HAVE IMPROVED IRRIGATION, ROADS LEADING FROM THESE FARMING COMMUNITIES ARE BAD WE HAVE ABANDONED FOOD DISTRIBUTION OUTLET NATIONWIDE SO NOW EVERYONE HAVE TO COME TO ACCRA TO BUY KOOBI AND MOMONE, WHAT KIND OF STUUUPID LEADERSHIP IS THIS?...GOD SAVE MOTHER GHANA
Concert country run by concert people.
I think the wife of this professor sells plantain or yam in the market that is why he is pissed of. Empty headed professor.
Nsem huunu ara kwa ara kwa!!! Professor na wo kasa se yi? Eiiiish, Ghana đŹđ mo traini 3nipa bi ooo. Na wae nyina ani hwe hin?
All these are so-called Professors at our universities that train unemployable graduates. No wonder!
No they will sell amane weii nyinaa
Gyimituusa professor, what is wrong if food are abundant in the hinterlands and they are transported to the cities? Prof no nothing, you are walking encyclopedia with ***barred word*** knowledge. You and your cohorts are part of this economic difficulty because you were at home for nine months but the government paid your salaries, ye bin na epomata.
Pls lecture be informed is a very sustainable initiative ,I only hope they extend to all regions .