Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has announced the government’s collaboration with key stakeholders in the agribusiness space to shape a national policy that reflects the real needs of industry players.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday, July 25, the Minister revealed that the Ministry is partnering with Agri-Impact, a leading consultancy firm in the agribusiness sector, to organise the National Agribusiness Dialogue.
“We are partnering with Agri-Impact, and they are big players in the agribusiness consultancy space. We’re working with them to bring together all stakeholders in the agribusiness industry for the dialogue,” she stated.
According to her, the goal of the dialogue is to create a bottom-up approach to policy formulation one that originates from the people directly involved in the agricultural value chain, ensuring that the final document is relevant and practical.
She emphasised that the government’s approach is to ensure stakeholder ownership of the policy, which, in her view, will make implementation easier and more effective.
“This dialogue is to get a policy that reflects the needs of the people. We want the policy to come from within so that it solves a real problem. The whole idea is that once they contribute, they will own it. And if they do, implementation will be easier,” she added.
The Minister also disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama will be the special guest at the event, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, July 28, at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra.