The government plans to send out 5,000 graduates from different veterinary and agricultural schools around the nation to help farmers embrace new farming methods and increase output.
The project is a component of the government’s Feed Ghana program, which aims to modernise agriculture and close the gap between research and actual farming, according to Minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku.
“We are deploying our extension officers and, as we mentioned last Saturday, we are bringing on board 5,000 graduates from agricultural and veterinary colleges—many of whom have been home since 2015 without employment,” the Minister said in an interview with Citi Business News. All of them should participate in the Feed Ghana campaign.
He clarified that in order to assist farmers in implementing better, research-based agricultural methods, the graduates will be assigned to farms throughout the nation.
“We aim to bridge the knowledge gap between agricultural research and real-world farm operations. These degrees will be essential in helping local farmers adopt contemporary farming methods,” he continued.
The Minister also disclosed that the Korean government has sent 300 tonnes of rice seeds to Ghana, which will be given to farmers to increase domestic rice production.
“We are dispersing premium maize and rice seeds that have been determined to be the most appropriate for our soil. KOPIA, a Korean agricultural research organisation headquartered in Ghana, is the 300-ton rice seed supply source. Distribution has begun in the southern section, where the crop season has begun. When the season starts in May, we’re also getting ready to service the northern areas,” he stated.
