Agric Minister Credits Feed Ghana for Bumper Harvest
Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has credited Ghana’s ongoing bumper harvest to the government’s flagship Feed Ghana Programme, describing it as proof of the initiative’s success. His comments respond to concerns from farmers in several communities who say they are struggling to find buyers despite producing food in record quantities. Speaking on Citi FM on Wednesday, Mr Opoku said the challenge is not isolated but part of a nationwide outcome driven by the government’s intervention. “The farmers in many parts of the country are complaining that they have produced in quantities beyond the market, and they are not getting buyers. In Asunafo South, for example, the youth who participated in the Feed Ghana Programme told me they have been harvesting rice in large volumes and are looking for a market. What we are seeing is a nationwide bumper […]