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Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has disclosed that Ghana\u2019s agriculture sector expanded by 4.5 percent for the year 2023.<\/p>\n

The minister in the \u20182024 1st Monthly Press Briefing on the Economy\u2019 added that the livestock, crops, and fishing subsectors also expanded by 6.5, 4.8, and 4.1 percent respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgriculture sector which expanded by 4.5% supported by expansion in the Livestock subsector (6.5%), Crops subsector (4.8%) and Fishing subsector (4.1%); and<\/p>\n

\u201cIndustry sector which rather contracted by 1.2% in 2023 driven mainly by negative growth recorded in the Electricity (10.9%) and Construction (9.9%) subsectors. The contraction in the industry sector occurred in the first three quarters of 2023. The 4th Quarter, however, showed a recovery of 1.6% growth, signalling a rebound.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s agriculture sector had been seeing negative growth over the years until 2023.<\/p>\n\n

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