Food security at risk: "Ghc411m agric budget not enough"

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• kofi Senyo 9 years ago

  very unfortunate, a country who has agriculture as its backbone. God help us

  very unfortunate, a country who has agriculture as its backbone. God help us

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• Mahmoud 9 years ago

  Being in power for six years with high commodity prices including the newly found oil, and after recklessly borrowing more than 60.8% of the GDP or $27bn in six years for dubious contracts and "oil curse" expenses, forcing th ...
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  Being in power for six years with high commodity prices including the newly found oil, and after recklessly borrowing more than 60.8% of the GDP or $27bn in six years for dubious contracts and "oil curse" expenses, forcing the Cedi to depreciate to about 40% of its value and the administration rushing to IMF for a bailout, the NDC government is now propagating deceitfully that it's seeking to reduce Ghana's import bill on rice, sugar, tomatoes, among other items, by encouraging the production of those commodities locally.
  
  The question Ghanaians are asking is whether the NDC government thinks we believe they are serious and realistic about food production, when they have already squandered six years and have only two years to leave office? Agriculture, and food production in particular, is a priority that should've been started and concentrated on since 2009. But unfortunately, they said they were still looking for ways to start it next year or so. Even SADA as a policy initiative is no more on government's agenda for 2015. We know they can cook figures to deceive Ghanaians; but they can't cook figures to deceive the IMF. Can they?

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• Paa Joe 9 years ago

  WHETHER SPENDING ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WAS LESS OR MORE,NEVER CAN THESE KINDS OF BUDGETS HELP TO TRANSFORM GHANA'S PRIMITIVE AGRICUTURAL PRACTICES DOMINATED BY ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMERS.
  
  IS IT NOT A JOKE TO SEE TH ...
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  WHETHER SPENDING ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WAS LESS OR MORE,NEVER CAN THESE KINDS OF BUDGETS HELP TO TRANSFORM GHANA'S PRIMITIVE AGRICUTURAL PRACTICES DOMINATED BY ILLITERATE PEASANT FARMERS.
  
  IS IT NOT A JOKE TO SEE THESE FARMERS BEING ASSIGNED TO GRADUATE EXTENSION OFFICERS FROM THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.
  
  WE STILL HAVE FAILED TO KNOW AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES NEEDED TO MEET FOOD SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  A MODERN FACTORY CANNOT BE RAN BY UNSKILLED LABOUR FORCE.

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