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The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) is a government initiative implemented under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in Ghana. The primary objective of this project is to enhance agricultural productivity and production on both smallholder and nucleus farms in specific project intervention areas within Ghana.
Agriculture in Ghana consists of a variety of agricultural products and is an established economic sector, providing employment on a formal and informal basis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is represented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture . [ 3 ]
The Minister for Food and Agriculture is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The Minister is responsible to government and the Parliament of Ghana for the development of Ghana's agriculture and maintaining food security in Ghana. This minister has in the past been also responsible for a ...
He is the current Minister of Food and Agriculture in Ghana. [20] [21] On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin announce to the floor of parliament. [22] He takes over the job from Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who was Minister from 2017 to 2023.
This is a listing of the ministers who are currently serving in the New Patriotic Party government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Ghana originally formed on 7 January 2017 following the winning of the December 2016 general election when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.
The Ghana National Agricultural Export has drastically contributed to the growth and economy of the Ghana nation from a monitored, checked and properly executed policies, procedures and regulations. In 2024, Ghana banned grain exports due to looming food shortages. [ 1 ]
Operation Feed Yourself aimed to increase levels of food crops produced in Ghana for domestic consumption. [2] Ideologically, the program was an attempt toward self-sufficiency. [3] Ultimately, Operation Feed Yourself failed to improve domestic food conditions in Ghana as local food crops remained scarce and price levels on these remained high. [3]
Mahama became the President of Ghana following the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012. [29] He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Ghana Georgina Wood later the same day. [30] A week after being sworn in as president, Mahama chose Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to be the vice president. [21]