The Deputy Agric Minister, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has inspired farmers and agribusiness house owners to make use of agribusiness as a platform to advertise shared prosperity and wealth creation.
The keynote speaker on the Ghana Social Enterprise Discussion board on the British Council on the theme: Agribusiness Innovation: A Sport Changer in Meals Programs for Shared Prosperity” famous the relevance of innovation within the agribusiness sector.
He spoke concerning the want for agribusiness house owners to undertake the know-how wanted to advertise improved yield and productiveness on farms and alongside the agribusiness worth chain.
Yaw Frimpong Addo acknowledged that authorities is taking a holistic strategy to addressing the infrastructural wants of farming communities and their inclusion, Investing in irrigation methods to modernise Agriculture and guarantee all year-round manufacturing.
“We on the Ministry of Meals and Agriculture (MOFA), see Agribusiness as a meals safety problem and extra importantly as a software for financial transformation wealth creation and selling shared prosperity,” he emphasised.
He seized the chance to encourage members, particularly the teeming youth to embrace the chance created below the Planting for Meals and Jobs (PFJ)’s part II for improved Meals Safety and shared prosperity.
Edwin Zu-Cudjoe, CEO of Social Enterprise Ghana (SEG), talking to the media alongside the occasion, emphasised that agribusiness doesn’t solely present a gradual meals provide but additionally contributes considerably to job creation, poverty discount and general financial progress.
Explaining additional, SEG’s CEO, identified that its influence extends past the farm, influencing your entire meals worth chain and reinforces the muse of resilient and affluent societies.
“It’s, due to this fact, crucial that all of us help the Agribusiness sector to unravel its unparallel potential to minimise our present unemployment phenomenon,” he added.
Pertaining to expectations, Mr. Zu-Cudjoe, was optimistic the discussion board will foster insights into new concepts in direction of addressing teething challenges throughout the Agribusiness sector.
He bemoaned the absence of tailored options, packages in addition to initiatives and insurance policies to the works of SEs within the Agribusiness sector.
Moreover, Mr Zu-Cudjoe expressed fear concerning the absence of younger good individuals within the Agribusiness ecosystem and was optimistic that the discussion board will have a look at the way to have interaction these good younger individuals by way of the promotion of Expertise and Vocational coaching.
Talking on the theme ”Agribusiness Improvements: A Sport Changer in Meals Programs for Shared Prosperity,” he recalled SEG’s earlier analysis with help and funding from the GIZ Agribusiness specializing in the state of the Agribusiness sector.
Primarily based on the report, Mr Zu-Cudjoe disclosed that Agribusinesses which can be Social Enterprises, numbering over 200000 contribute greater than $3 billion each year to Ghana’s Gross Home Product (GDP) and by way of job creation for the youth, they contribute multiple million jobs.
Delivering a solidarity message on behalf of GIZ, a key associate to SE Ghana, Bettina Schoop, Element Supervisor-GIZ Agribusiness, famous that SEG has performed a key position over time in fostering a dynamic ecosystem amongst Social Enterprises.
He stated it has introduced on board nationwide, worldwide and personal sector stakeholders and supporters in strengthening innovation hubs and Social Entrepreneurs.
She described the discussion board as an ideal alternative to debate the way to help the advocacy work of Social Enterprise Ghana.
Accordingly, Bettina Schoop, 84% of Social Enterprises surveyed, haven’t had entry to finance within the type of a mortgage, fairness or grant over the past 5 years.
Once more, she disclosed that with Social Entrepreneurs enjoying an necessary position within the Agriculture sector and environmental issues, additionally they face structural challenges that hamper their improvement.
“SEs face restricted entry to finance, they typically lack integration into Agriculture and Agro-industrial worth chain particularly to evaluate high quality import applied sciences but additionally to succeed in out to market,” she stated.
The Ghana Social Enterprise Discussion board 2023 make clear the exceptional developments within the agricultural sector.
It highlights the transformative energy of agribusiness improvements in addressing meals safety, selling financial progress, and driving sustainable improvement in Ghana.
By prioritising collaboration and funding in these improvements, Ghana is poised to realize larger prosperity, enhance livelihoods, and contribute to a resilient and inclusive meals system.
The target was to spotlight the numerous position that agribusiness improvements play in reworking the meals methods of Ghana.
The discussion board served as a platform for key trade gamers, social entrepreneurs, college students, researchers, agribusiness house owners, buyers, and authorities stakeholders to share insights, talk about challenges, and discover potential options.
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