By Mavis Paintsil, Accra
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has said 129 senior high schools are now cultivating farms under the government’s feed Ghana project.
The Minister noted that while farm-gate prices had fallen sharply, consumers in urban centres had yet to feel the impact.
Mr Eric Opoku says 129 senior high schools now cultivating farms under Feed Ghana Project.
He cited maize as an example, pointing out that the price had dropped from about GH¢1,400 per bag last year to between GH400 and GH500 this season.
Mr Opoku said the National Food Buffer Stock Company had been directed to increase purchases of surplus produce to stabilise farmer incomes and secure reserves.
The beginning of the campaign up to today, we have a record 129 secondary schools participating,” Mr Opoku, added.
Mr Opoku said the National Food Buffer Stock Company had been directed to increase purchases of surplus produce to stabilise farmer incomes and secure reserves.
He revealed that one commercial farmer had already offered 30,000 tonnes of yellow maize, which he had referred to Buffer Stock for procurement.
Over 80 per cent of farmers operating on a small scale, most lacked facilities and were compelled to sell immediately after harvest,he stated.
He encouraged private investors to venture into commercial storage, citing examples already emerging in the Bono Region.
He also pointed to ongoing foreign investment in agriculture, including projects by Italian company Bonifiche Ferraresi (BF) and a US$1.5 billion arrangement with Qatar.
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