Parliament has approved a \u20ac10 million supplier agreement for the importation of some 520 tractors to aid in the mechanisation of agric.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parliament has approved a \u20ac10 million supplier agreement for the importation of some 520 tractors to aid in the mechanisation of agric.<\/span><\/p>\n Joy News\u2019 Joseph Opoku Gakpo reported Wednesday, that the Minority in the House raised concerns about the affordability of the tractors.<\/span><\/p>\n The Minority, he said were concerned that despite the expected subsidy on the tractors, the ordinary farmer may not be able to purchase them.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite their concerns, the House went ahead to approve the agreement, the reporter said on The Pulse on Joy News TV.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What else has the Akuffo-Addo administration done in the Agric sector?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Before he was elected, Nana Akufo-Addo made various promises to farmers, the prime of those being, \u2018Planting for Food and Jobs programme\u2019 (PFJ).<\/span><\/p>\n The policy included supplying farmers and potential farmers with seeds and fertiliser at subsidised prices.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2018, the Agric Minister, Owusu Afriyie Akoto said the programme created more than 700,000 jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Opposition parties including the NDC and some civil society groups, however, challenged the government on the figure and the plausibility of same.<\/span><\/p>\n The government, however, announced that the PFJ was so successful that a spinoff of it, \u2018Rearing for Food and Jobs\u2019 will start in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n In December 2018, the National Best Farmer also walked away with GH\u00a2480,000.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n