{"id":764655,"date":"2019-12-13T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/13\/planting-for-food-and-jobs-has-been-spectacular\/"},"modified":"2019-12-13T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:39:32","slug":"planting-for-food-and-jobs-has-been-spectacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/13\/planting-for-food-and-jobs-has-been-spectacular\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting for food and jobs has been spectacular"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sod-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"President Akufo-Addo (with a shovel) planting a tree for commencement of work on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam\" title=\"President Akufo-Addo (with a shovel) planting a tree for commencement of work on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Nana Akufo-Addo (with a shovel) planting a tree for commencement of work on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as \u201cspectacular\u201d, the Planting for Food and Jobs programme following its introduction in April last year.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting the Press to account for his stewardship after three years in office, the President said in the last two years, the country has seen bumper harvests because of the introduction of planting for food and jobs.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo said his government came into office on the back of a very poor economic performance by the previous government and it was based on this that Ghanaians voted massively for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The programme, he noted, has resulted in an increase in yields of maize and rice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working towards feeding ourselves, so we don\u2019t have to be dependent on aid or grants. We are building the capacity of our local farmers by giving them the necessary inputs to grow their businesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo (with a shovel) planting a tree for commencement of work on the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as \u201cspectacular\u201d, the Planting for Food and Jobs programme following its introduction in April last year. 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