1.4 million farmers to benefit from PFJ this year – Agric Minister

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed that 1.4million farmers are expected to benefit from the Planting For Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme this year.

Last year, he said, at a press conference in Accra Tuesday, March 10, 1,183,000 farmers benefited from the programme.

“The target for this years is 1,4million farmers,” he said.

The PFJ programme is a Government of Ghana (GoG) designed and implemented programme aiming to promote growth in food production and create jobs across the country.

The programme is structured around 5 Pillars. These include: ¬ Seed; ¬ Fertilizer; ¬ Extension Services; ¬ Marketing; and ¬ e-Fertilizer & Monitoring.

It seeks to create food security and produce the raw material to feed the agro-processing industries while creating jobs in the process.