{"id":447682,"date":"2017-12-16T12:41:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T12:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/agric-is-key-to-our-development-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T12:41:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T12:41:04","slug":"agric-is-key-to-our-development-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/agric-is-key-to-our-development-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Agric is key to our development \u2013 Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Saturday, 16 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>dailyguideafrica.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/63194980.295.jpg\" alt=\"Bawumia6\" title=\"Bawumia6\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Vice President Bawumia addressing the Regional Ministers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513428064_227_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says agriculture remains a key sector to the country\u2019s development as it is the engine of growth for \u2018Ghana beyond aid.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is therefore fundamental to boost agriculture productivity, achieve sustainable, industrial and agribusiness development as a means of wealth and job creation,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a two-day conference for Regional Ministers in Kumasi, the vice president said  the government, under President Akufo-Addo, has consequently placed renewed emphasis on the agriculture sector by pumping in much needed resources to facilitate rapid integration for global and regional value chain.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the revival and modernisation of Ghana\u2019s agriculture sector \u2013 through the introduction of the \u2018planting for food and jobs\u2019 programme, provision of financial support and inputs for farmers in the intensification of local economic delivery programme at the district levels \u2013 are major plans for the government\u2019s commitment to change the face of agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>He asserted that the one million dollar per constituency fund, which would be administered by the three development authorities, would be used for rural infrastructure development in line with the larger vision of the government to address basic needs of the citizens in their localities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwenty eighteen will be the first full year implementation of the \u2018one million dollars per constituency;\u2019 fund and it is going to be key in addressing a lot of needs at the local level. Those needs will be determined by the local residents,\u201d Dr Bawumia averred.<\/p>\n<p>The conference was held under the theme, \u201cStrategic Planning Towards Ghana Beyond Aid,\u201d which brought together the 10 regional ministers and their deputies.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Bawumia asked them to take key interest in the development of rural and local communities as they are important stakeholders in determining the priorities in collaboration with the development authorities and the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese development authorities will need your support and collaboration to ensure development at the local level. It is important for each one of us to ask ourselves, \u2018how will I make myself relevant to the success of these initiatives?\u2019\u201d he posited.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded them that Ghanaians would be the judges in not too distanct future at the ballot box, urging them to play their roles effectively to leave behind a better future for the unborn generations.<\/p>\n<p>The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, in a welcome address, said, \u201cGovernance is about development, and development is also about people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the conference was meant to make them, as regional ministers, rededicate themselves to the manifesto pledge of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to industrialize the nation and wean her from foreign aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis very apt theme was highlighted and re-emphasized in speeches delivered by our President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the visit of the French President last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Osei Mensah stated that it is the responsibility of state actors and Ghanaians as a whole, to create an avenue to develop the country without reliance on foreign support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if we are able to change our attitude and do things right, we will get to our desired destination,\u201d the regional minister submitted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 48 updated by: 48 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business News of Saturday, 16 December 2017 Source: dailyguideafrica.com 2017-12-16 Vice President Bawumia addressing the Regional Ministers Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says agriculture remains a key sector to the country\u2019s development as it is the engine of growth for \u2018Ghana beyond aid.\u2019 \u201cIt is therefore fundamental to boost agriculture productivity, achieve sustainable, industrial and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":402699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-447682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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