{"id":334976,"date":"2017-07-09T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=334976"},"modified":"2017-07-09T16:32:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T16:32:24","slug":"canadian-govt-injects-c125m-into-ghanas-agric-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/canadian-govt-injects-c125m-into-ghanas-agric-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Gov’t injects C$125m into Ghana’s agric sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Canadian government has strengthened its commitment towards boosting Ghana’s food security by injecting 125 million Canadian Dollars into the nation’s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n
This timely intervention is expected to support the reintroduced ‘Planting for food and jobs’ program.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Canada’s Minister for International Development and La Francophonie, Marie Claude-Bibeau announced the package at the launch of a program codenamed, “Modernizing agriculture in Ghana,” held at Nyankpala in the Tolon district of the Northern Region.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n She anticipated that the program would help bring cutting edge innovation to the nation’s agric sector.<\/p>\n She bemoaned the low number of Ghana’s female agric extension officers representation saying, “There are a few female extension officers and only 2% of female-headed households currently receive extension services. We encourage Ghana to seize the opportunity to engagee equitably in agriculture. This will result in multiple effects on your economy.”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n She proposed that women into agriculture should be supported to maximize their income levels.<\/p>\n Marie Claude-Bibeau stated that, “Funds will be provided to all districts and regional departments of agriculture, the sector ministry and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.”<\/p>\n