President John Dramani Mahama has said his government will
continue its agricultural investing polices as the sector is the economic
backbone of the country's economy.
Apart from feeding the country, it was the best means of
creating employment in a country that is seeing rising numbers of workers unemployed
and struggling to find work.
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The agricultural sector is also seen as the best way to
raise incomes of families in the rural areas.
The comments were made by Mr Dan Abodakpi, Ghanaian High Commissioner
to Malaysia at the 11th Annual Oil Palm Festival in the Traditional Area in the
Ketu North District, on behalf of the Ghanaian president.
The comments were seen as the government’s commitment to
continue its agricultural investing policies
The festival hopes to revive the oil palm industry in the
area, the theme: ‘Deza, a Tool for Peace, Tolerance and Unity towards
Development’ underpinned the whole event.
The festivals objectives run alongside the government’s
agricultural investments programme he said.
"We will continue to invest to modernize agriculture to
further enhance its profitability and attractiveness," President Mahama was
quoted as saying.
President Mahama further praised efforts to uphold unity and
peace to advance their development saying the government had achieved “massive
infrastructure development" due to the peace that has prevailed in the
region.