{"id":760055,"date":"2019-12-07T11:27:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/07\/ghanas-economy-will-grow-if-all-the-youth-engage-in-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2019-12-07T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T11:27:20","slug":"ghanas-economy-will-grow-if-all-the-youth-engage-in-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/07\/ghanas-economy-will-grow-if-all-the-youth-engage-in-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s Economy Will Grow If All The Youth Engage In Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_16_5deb8c96bd9d2\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<p>As yesterday 6th December 2019 marked the annual celebration of Farmers\u2019 Day in Ghana, Ghanaian actor cum Politician John Dumelo took the opportunity to advise the youth on the benefits of engaging in Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his Instagram page, John Dumelo explained that Farming is not a \u201cfast money making\u201d venture rather its a steady process that involves a lot of patience and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>According to John Dumelo, agriculture has changed the economy of most countries who have invested in it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>John Dumelo wrote ;<\/p>\n<p>\u201d I\u2019m a proud farmer. I have snails, cattle, goats, pigs and grasscutters. I also grow maize on acres of land to sell and also to feed the grasscutters and pigs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarming is a very lucrative business, it has its ups and downs but eventually it\u2019s very rewarding. Farming is not really about working hard, it\u2019s about working smart. What and when you sow will determine what you reap. My advice to the youth, let\u2019s all get involved in agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not an avenue to make fast money but it\u2019s an avenue to grow steadily in wealth at the same time feeding yourself and the nation. Happy farmers day! \u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.8.8 --><\/p>\n<p>Well, we hope the youth take his advice seriously because after all if you are broke and you have a farmland, you can go and harvest some cassava and some \u201cKontomire\u201d and make some \u201cAmpesie\u201d and even if its tasteless, you can proudly say you are eating the fruits of your labour.<\/p>\n<p>Checkout his post below;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_20191207-073728.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"1450\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '344897979702391');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '{417760605018633}',\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v2.0'\n    });\n  };<\/p>\n<p>  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script>(function() {\n  var _fbq = window._fbq || (window._fbq = []);\n  if (!_fbq.loaded) {\n    var fbds = document.createElement('script');\n    fbds.async = true;\n    fbds.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbds.js\";\n    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(fbds, s);\n    _fbq.loaded = true;\n  }\n  _fbq.push(['addPixelId', '1526641470925053']);\n})();\nwindow._fbq = window._fbq || [];\nwindow._fbq.push(['track', 'PixelInitialized', {}]);\n<\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '764532410420944');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; As yesterday 6th December 2019 marked the annual celebration of Farmers\u2019 Day in Ghana, Ghanaian actor cum Politician John Dumelo took the opportunity to advise the youth on the benefits of engaging in Agriculture. 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