{"id":285256,"date":"2017-01-16T16:09:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T16:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285256"},"modified":"2017-01-16T16:09:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T16:09:20","slug":"well-partner-traditional-leaders-to-boost-agric-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/well-partner-traditional-leaders-to-boost-agric-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"We’ll partner traditional leaders to boost agric – Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
President Nana Akufo-Addo has outlined his government\u2019s vision for boosting agriculture, which he says requires a focus on modernized agriculture to enhance efficiency with the help of local government and chiefs.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the 68th Annual New Year School at the University of Ghana today [Monday], he noted that agriculture remains the anchor of the economy, but lamented the decline of the sector in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201c…Growth in this sector [Agriculture] has declined dramatically. Food is unnecessarily expensive in a country that is blessed with fertile land. Our production methods are not modern and income levels of farmers and fisher folk remain low,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n