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General News on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Source: Clbadfmonline.com
2019-02-21
President Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa President Akufo-Addo said 79 factories under its One District-One Factory flagship program were in various stages of construction and operation two years after coming to power.
The 1D1F was a campaign promise made by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2016 general election.
According to the government, the 1D1F program seeks to resolve employment and other economic problems by undertaking a mbadive industrialization campaign across the country, empowering communities to use their local resources to produce high-demand products. , both internationally.
This, said the president, will allow the country to reap the well-known fruits of industrialization, such as efficiency gains, an increase in agricultural production and manufacturing; a reduction in import dependence and an increase in the production of consumer goods and food availability.
Nana Akufo-Addo delivered her third speech on the state of the nation in parliament on Thursday, February 21, 2019: "Mr. President, the One District-One Factory policy has taken off and 79 factories as part of this program are at different stages of construction. 35 others are undergoing credit evaluation. "
He noted that the program had aroused the interest of young people to engage in manufacturing activities.
The 1D1F program focuses on input / commodity producer groups, agri-food and business; textiles and clothing, ICT, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; waste management, distribution and trade, tourism, arts and crafts.
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