\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been a game-changer for Ghana\u2019s economy. Conceived entirely by the President, this innovative program aims to transform Ghana from an agrarian economy to an industrialized one, focused on manufacturing, value addition, and exporting processed goods.
Gifty Ohene Konadu, in a statement, explained that the 1D1F initiative is part of Akufo-Addo\u2019s broader vision to industrialize Ghana, which dates back to 2008.
Alan Kyerematen, former Trade and Industry Minister and now an independent presidential candidate had been claiming it was his initiative.
However Mrs Ohene Konadu said Akufo-Addo believes that Ghana\u2019s prosperity depends on its ability to stop exporting raw materials and focus on value addition.<\/p>\n
After traveling extensively throughout Ghana and witnessing the abundance of natural resources, Akufo-Addo envisioned the 1D1F program as a means to create opportunities for value addition and employment in rural communities.<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s core principles include private sector-led projects, with the government providing incentives and soft loans to support the establishment of at least one factory in each of Ghana\u2019s 216 districts.<\/p>\n
The initiative focuses on manufacturing, value addition, and exporting processed goods, leveraging the unique resources and strengths of each district.<\/p>\n
The 1D1F initiative has already shown promising results, with 278 projects at various stages of implementation.<\/p>\n
The program has created opportunities for employment and value addition in rural communities, contributing to Ghana\u2019s economic growth and industrialization.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, the 1D1F initiative is a testament to President Akufo-Addo\u2019s commitment to Ghana\u2019s industrialization and economic growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis visionary leadership has set Ghana on a path towards prosperity, and the 1D1F program is a shining example of his dedication to transforming Ghana\u2019s economy,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n
-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been a game-changer for Ghana\u2019s economy. Conceived entirely by the President, this innovative program aims to transform Ghana from an agrarian economy to an industrialized one, focused on manufacturing, value addition, and exporting processed goods.Gifty Ohene Konadu, in a statement, explained that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been a game-changer for Ghana\u2019s economy. Conceived entirely by the President, this innovative program aims to transform Ghana from an agrarian economy to an industrialized one, focused on manufacturing, value addition, and exporting processed goods.Gifty Ohene Konadu, in a statement, explained that […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ghana News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\"},\"headline\":\"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo’s Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":308,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Local News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/\",\"name\":\"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":440},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/26\\\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo’s Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5\",\"name\":\"Ghana News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ghana News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2024\\\/author\\\/ghanamma\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com","og_description":"\u00a0 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been a game-changer for Ghana\u2019s economy. Conceived entirely by the President, this innovative program aims to transform Ghana from an agrarian economy to an industrialized one, focused on manufacturing, value addition, and exporting processed goods.Gifty Ohene Konadu, in a statement, explained that […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/","og_site_name":"Ghanamma.com","article_published_time":"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":440,"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ghana News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ghana News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/"},"author":{"name":"Ghana News","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5"},"headline":"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo’s Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu","datePublished":"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/"},"wordCount":308,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg","articleSection":["Local News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/","name":"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo's Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-26T05:50:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifty-Ohene-Konadu.jpg","width":620,"height":440},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/26\/1d1f-initiative-is-akufo-addos-vision-not-alan-gifty-ohene-konadu\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"1D1F Initiative Is Akufo-Addo’s Vision Not Alan- Gifty Ohene Konadu"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"Ghana mma provides breaking news, top stories in Ghana, Africa, business, entertainment, politics and more.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/#\/schema\/person\/c70749f3edfbfcd92d45e933f0fe10b5","name":"Ghana News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22cb97c2b08df229330efb2b8c2645feaae8d3ca3ee434035fbb668b5b82f570?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ghana News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/author\/ghanamma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}