Editorial
Establish processing plants to boost effort of farmers
Dear Editor,
Over the past, farmers and the agricultural sector in general played significant roles and contributed immensely to the economic growth of the country. It is not surprising that successive governments have and continue to invest in the Agricultural sector.
The investments include the provision of farming equipment and training for farmers to build their capacity in agriculture.
Also, there had been various policies such as the Planting for Food and Jobs and the Feed Ghana initiatives by the erstwhile NPP and the current NDC governments to transform the agricultural sector.
Despite these interventions, I find it difficult to understand why the agricultural sector continues to struggle. Farmers in the country continue to cry over the lack of support from the government.
At a recent workshop, a team from Germany indicated their willingness to invest in a particular type of yam called ‘puna’ which contained a certain type of sweetness used for producing ice cream in Germany.
Also, a friend in a recent conversation told me how his father considered backing out of farming because he struggles to get a market for his produce.
I believe my friend’s father is not the only one facing such an issue. To address this, I think it would be appropriate for the country to establish processing companies to process some of these farm produce.
With their establishment, the government can buy farm produce from our farmers to process them into end products.
King Sam,
Tesano.