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Although Africa holds 60 percent of the world’s arable land, it also imports $35 billion worth of food annually.Ghana imports some $2.4 million of food annually.
"We fundamentally acknowledge agriculture as the bedrock of our country’s industrialization and thus, creation of wealth and jobs for our people. But we need to ask ourselves what type of agriculture," the Minister said.
He observed, that the importance the President Akufo-Addo’s government attached to the country’s agriculture, "makes it heart-warming to see this multipurpose building being commissioned".
The Minister said the government's keen attention towards the agricultural sector, stemmed from the sector’s unique position and crucial contribution to economic growth, employment and the transformation of lives.Mr. Ofori-Atta observed, that the Agricultural sector had experienced very difficult challenges in the recent past.
"The sector grew by a paltry 2.8 percent and 3.0 percent in 2015 and 2016 respectively, underscored by a 2.5 percent growth in the crops subsector in 2015 and 2016," the minister said.
He added that the sector had also experienced a declining share of GDP, "consistent with the relatively” slow growth in the sector and improved performances by the industry and services sectors."
African people seeks to address the challenges of the agricultural sector in Africa, with a further aim of improving the socio-economic growth of the continent.
