{"id":463414,"date":"2018-02-11T11:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T11:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/11\/agric-alone-cant-be-backbone-of-economy-prof-dordonoo-disputes-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2018-02-11T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T11:47:06","slug":"agric-alone-cant-be-backbone-of-economy-prof-dordonoo-disputes-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/11\/agric-alone-cant-be-backbone-of-economy-prof-dordonoo-disputes-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Agric alone can\u2019t be backbone of economy \u2013 Prof Dordonoo disputes Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Sunday, 11 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-11<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/72979125.295.jpg\" alt=\"Cletus Dordonoo Prof\" title=\"Cletus Dordonoo Prof\" width=\"295\" height=\"174\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Professor Cletus Dordonoo<\/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\/2018\/02\/1518349626_667_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Agriculture alone cannot be the game-changer for Ghana, Professor Cletus Dordonoo has argued.<\/p>\n<p>He said every sector plays a part in the growth of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of ClayDord Consult was contributing to discussions on TV3\u2019s New Day on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions were on last Thursday\u2019s State of the Nation address by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo shared with members of Parliament results his policies on agriculture are yielding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor generations, we have bemoaned Ghana\u2019s reliance solely on rain-fed agriculture,\u201d the president noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means the slightest change in the rainfall pattern exposed our farmers to the loss of a season\u2019s harvest. It is a disgrace that we have had to rely on our Sahelian neighbours to make up the deficit in foods, such as vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He announced the rollout of the \u2018One-Village, One-Dam\u2019 programme this year in at least five regions aside expansion of the Planting for Food and Jobs flagship programme.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on TV3\u2019s morning show, Prof Dordonoo said, \u201cI am not sure agriculture alone can be the backbone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery sector can,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>He added that not only agriculture by definition but also mining, in which case he called for value addition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is the royal rule to job creation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof Dordonoo, therefore, admonished government to see to the growth of as many sectors of the economy as possible.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: -1 --><\/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 Sunday, 11 February 2018 Source: 3news.com 2018-02-11 Professor Cletus Dordonoo Agriculture alone cannot be the game-changer for Ghana, Professor Cletus Dordonoo has argued. He said every sector plays a part in the growth of the economy. 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