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• Professor 12 years ago

  Well said, Honourable Akoto. Did you get educated in Canada? Put a lot more pressure on Mahama's gov't to put money where his mouth is. Isn't it a shame? So where is the so-called Better Ghana Agenda going? Lies, thieves and ...
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  Well said, Honourable Akoto. Did you get educated in Canada? Put a lot more pressure on Mahama's gov't to put money where his mouth is. Isn't it a shame? So where is the so-called Better Ghana Agenda going? Lies, thieves and worse!

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• BMK 12 years ago

  i agree with u. 4 some time now mofa staff who are well trained are left without resources to work. Now NADEMO officals are given agric projects 2 handle (sada) n we expect results. Subsides Tractos which goes 2 farmer who a ...
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  i agree with u. 4 some time now mofa staff who are well trained are left without resources to work. Now NADEMO officals are given agric projects 2 handle (sada) n we expect results. Subsides Tractos which goes 2 farmer who are ready 2 pay 4 dem are given 2 party members who don,t pay a kobo there by depriving d state of cash. MOFA miss honr S. Obenpe n major C. Qusihga. Hope d new minister will be like dem

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• BENNY 12 years ago

  Hi Dr. Akoto, thanks a lot for bringing these issues for some of us in the dispora to read. My suggestion is; would it not be a great thing, if the country should undertake referendum to vote for estabilshment of development ...
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  Hi Dr. Akoto, thanks a lot for bringing these issues for some of us in the dispora to read. My suggestion is; would it not be a great thing, if the country should undertake referendum to vote for estabilshment of development policy goals of the nation in which it should clearly spell that starting from the first republic, all good agricultural, economic, educational policies, projects of each regime, should be continued and that any regime whose Ministers or folks in charge of such implementations,fail to continue such policies should be criminally charged for causing financial loss to the state. And the punishment of such crime should be life imprisonment with hard labour. In addition, any official,who frustrates any good programs brought to the country from disporeans, should also face same music. It is my firm belief that if this type of bitting legal environment is created by the whole nation, folks in various regimes would behave properly because that is the language they understand to do the right thing. Thank you. Benny-New York-USA

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• Paul Amuna 12 years ago

  There is no doubt that we need to see an improvement in agricultural performance and food production to stem the tide of food insecurity in Ghana. One would therefore expect the government of the day (NPP or NDC) to make agri ...
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  There is no doubt that we need to see an improvement in agricultural performance and food production to stem the tide of food insecurity in Ghana. One would therefore expect the government of the day (NPP or NDC) to make agriculture and food production a priority. In your analysis, you seem to suggest that things have deteriorated since the NDC government took over the reigns of government. You also seem to suggest that any gains being witnessed e.g. the 2010/2011 1 million metric tonnes of cocoa output from the 793,000 in 2004/2005 were both the results of Kufuor's policies. You however attribute the increase in maize and rice imports from 395,400 (in 2008) to 543,465 metric tonnes (in 2011) to the NDC government policies.
  
  The trouble with your analysis is simple. You make some valid points pointing out areas where you think there are problems e.g. support for farmers, smuggling, etc. which clearly need to be addressed. You discredit the youth scheme to encourage young people into the agriculture sector and also provide them jobs. Somehow, anything the government is trying to do is not good enough for you, yet any positive data on agriculture you wish to take credit for. How on earth do you expect the country to move forward if this is your thinking and mindset? You are supposed to be well educated and I presume you went into politics because you felt the need to contribute something to the country's development. Don't you think that if you were more constructive in your analysis and more objective in identifying the problems (and recognising contributions to success from both the NPP and NDC governments) that people will value what you say more, and that the government would be inclined to respect your views and hopefully tap into your ideas? Why do you cheapen yourself by stooping so low in your apportioning of contributions and blame?
  
  I find it really hard to understand why everything has to be seen purely in political terms and why some of you think that it is ONLY 'your lot' who can govern and have the best ideas and policies which work? Would you agree with me that this very approach you adopt is largely responsible for our woes, and why governments come in and 'abandon' what others have started just because they think they know better and there is nothing good about what the other has done? And on the flip side, don't you think that if we allowed for continuity in policy with some necessary refinements here and there, that would be both cheaper, more cost-effective and better for the country's development? I am interested in food security and health and am happy to support people like you in your 'genuine quest' to seek improvements in national food security and better nutrition and health. however I will be very reluctant to support you if you adopt this type of approach which I find most disingenuous and aimed mainly at political point-scoring.
  
  I for one don't really care which party is in government so long as they have clearly defined policies and are determined as leader to move the nation forward. You can belong to the NPP and still be seen to play such a role don';t you think?

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• ghanaman 12 years ago

  Food security is of paramount importance. Warnings for Ghana not to fall victim to "Dutch Disease" syndrome are too late. We are already suffering from it and action is needed to remedy the situation. Ghana must not import pl ...
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  Food security is of paramount importance. Warnings for Ghana not to fall victim to "Dutch Disease" syndrome are too late. We are already suffering from it and action is needed to remedy the situation. Ghana must not import plantains from Ecuador.

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• BENNY 12 years ago

  As a matter of fact, I cannot understand why all succeding government could not continue the Operation Feed Yourself Program, the late General Acheampong started, which was very successful thus making food cheaper and plenty ...
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  As a matter of fact, I cannot understand why all succeding government could not continue the Operation Feed Yourself Program, the late General Acheampong started, which was very successful thus making food cheaper and plenty on the market. After 53 years of independence, we are still dependent on importation of simple plantain from Ivory Coast and we call ourselves Independent??? And we even have the affrontery to celebrate it last week again? My question is: what are we independent of now?? We should have rather celebrated the day as Dependent day!! Shame on us!!!

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• Paa Kodwo 12 years ago

  FOR THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN GHANA TO BE PRODUCTIVE CALLS FOR NEW MEASURES AND REFORMS,THAT WILL ERADICATE THE OUTDATED PRODUCTION METHODS OF THE LAST CENTURY AND STILL IN PRACTICE IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  EVERY SINGLE DAY WE DEL ...
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  FOR THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN GHANA TO BE PRODUCTIVE CALLS FOR NEW MEASURES AND REFORMS,THAT WILL ERADICATE THE OUTDATED PRODUCTION METHODS OF THE LAST CENTURY AND STILL IN PRACTICE IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  EVERY SINGLE DAY WE DELAY IN RESTRUCTURING THE SECTOR, WILL CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT HARM TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  THESE CONTINUED ESSAYS, PREACHINGS AND FAIRY TALES WILL NEVER LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA.
  
  GHANAIANS LEAVE UNVERSITY WITH DEGREES AND PhD TITLES OBTAINED AT HOMNE AND ABROAD FOR NON-PRODUCTIVE USE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION.
  
  TO THEM, THE GOVERNMENT IS OBLIGED TO GIVE THEM EVERYTHING FOR THEIR HONEYMOON, MERRY-MAKING AND HIGHLIFE.
  
  INSTEAD OF BEING ''THEORETICAL INTEELECTUALS'' HOW ABOUT BECOMING ''REAL PRACTICAL INTELECTUALS AND TO TRANSALATE THEIR KNOWLEGE INTO CONCRETE ACTIONS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  IT IS A PITY THE EDUCATED CONTINUES TO UNDERDEVELOP THE NATION.

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• audrey 12 years ago

  This article is extremely biased and politicized.

  This article is extremely biased and politicized.

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