Mahama funded the Planting to Feed and Create Jobs Program at Nuclear Power Plants – Sammy Gyamfi

General News on Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-07-17

Sammy Gyamfi, National Communications Officer for the NDC, revealed that the NDC, under the former administration of former President John Mahama, had secured funding for the plant's flagship program, Planting for Food and employment.

According to him, the said amount would have been provided by the Canadian government to help improve the agricultural sector of the economy.

Speaking about Okay FM's "Ade Akye Abia" program, he added that the NPP was wrong to claim ownership of the program, adding that the NPP government was reaping what it was. had not sown.

"The NPP government should learn to recognize merit because governance is an ongoing process."

He added that the NDC would continue to unmask the NPP government and make Ghanaians understand that the NDC government was their best choice for governing this country.

Planting to feed and create jobs is a flagship policy of the nuclear power plant, which aims to produce enough food to feed the country, export surpluses, reduce the food import bill and create jobs for Ghanaians.

The goal of the program is to create jobs for young unemployed teeming with agriculture and related sectors. The policy combines the civic responsibility of all citizens to plant a seed of any kind during the growing season to green Ghana.

It encourages Ghanaians to grow cereals and vegetables in open spaces, including gardens in urban areas. In this respect, private and public institutions are encouraged to create their own farms. Institutions such as breweries, food processors, schools, colleges and prisons are all encouraged to set up their own farms.

As in previous policies, the Plant for Food and Employment program focuses on five key crops; maize, rice, soybean, sorghum and vegetables and about 200,000 selected target groups are expected to benefit this year in the country's 216 districts and increase steadily to reach about 5 million by 2020.