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Farmers in America and leading economies of the world know the difference between AGRICULTURE<\/strong> and AGRIBUSINESS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They knew long ago AGRIBUSINESS<\/strong> was the new name. Where every investment into the soil was carefully monitored for the 3 values of minimized COST<\/strong>, more yields for REVENUE<\/strong> and maximizing PROFITS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They run their farms like any blue chip organization. They understand one can no longer depend on God for rains therefore they invest in irrigation systems for all year farming.<\/p>\n They carry out research to develop new high yielding varieties which guarantee more money from the same area of land. They know highly qualified staff make all the difference between profit and loss, therefore they invest in people.<\/p>\n Their schools have stopped teaching Agriculture and training people in AGRIBUSINESS.<\/p>\n But here in Ghana, Agriculture is being entrenched. Schools still teaching Agriculture like the days of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Students of these institutes have no sense of COST<\/strong>, REVENUE<\/strong> and PROFITS<\/strong>. Majority of farmers still plant each year and take their troubles to their pastors or priests \u2013 pay for prayers for God to open the heavens. They grow the same varieties their fathers grew to feed them and expect more yields \u2013 that\u2019s witchcraft.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t think too far, their attitude towards the farming season is terrible \u2013 it\u2019s a favor they are doing us by farming.<\/p>\n Sadly, its government\u2019s business to continue with the rhetoric that \u2018Agriculture is the engine of growth of the economy\u2019.<\/p>\n I do not think this engine in this state can even power a bicycle.<\/p>\n To be blunt, we only need 10 Ghanaian-owned AGRIBUSINESS<\/strong> focus on identified areas of crops and livestock and we will power the economy of this country on supersonic winds.<\/p>\n Just 10 farms run like any blue chip organization. That\u2019s all Ghana needs. That\u2019s what will make AGRICULTURE<\/strong> relevant in Ghana.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what will make this country realize the full potentials of the soil.<\/p>\n We MUST practice the new name in Ghana. We must start doing AGRIBUSINESS<\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s what the leading economies do. By: Richard Nunekpeku (Chief Farmer \u2013 Anyako Farms Limited)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You read right! Agriculture has a new name. A new name that has made Agriculture relevant to economies around the world. When one hears about how less than 10% of America\u2019s population are in this field and America is a net exporter of food, you definitely know the mindset and name for it is not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,374],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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