Ghana's Agric Minister, Tony Blair Hold Breakfast Meeting on Investment
- Food and Agriculture Minister Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair have held an Investment Breakfast meeting
- The programme was put together by the Tony Blair Institute of Ghana (TBIG) to attract more investment for Ghana
- The meeting also provided potential investors the opportunity to leverage the networking platform and share ideas
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The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto joined former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair at an Investment Breakfast meeting on Thursday, February 3.
The programme was organised by the Tony Blair Institute of Ghana (TBIG) as part of efforts to attract more investments into Ghana's agricultural sector.
Source: UGC
Other aims of the meeting
Per a Class FM report, the Investment Breakfast aimed at giving a common platform to potential investors to leverage the networking opportunity and share ideas while exploring various areas of investment in the agricultural sector.
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The introduction of the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme, among other initiatives, has improved Ghana's agricultural economy.
A call to leverage opportunities
In his speech at the meeting, Dr Akoto stressed the need for investors to leverage the several opportunities in the country's Agric sector.
Agriculture Minister Claims Prices of Foodstuff Have Reduced
YEN.com.gh previously reported that Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has stated that the prices of foodstuff on the market have been reduced drastically.
The minister rejected claims that food prices were escalating on the Ghanaian market and said the statistics compiled by the ministry on food prices do not support the claims that food has become expensive.
In a report filed by 3news.com.gh, the minister said while speaking at a media engagement in Accra over the weekend, that prices of food commodities are rather dropping.
''The statistics that we compile in this ministry do not support that," he said.
Bawumia Launches e-Travel Card for Public officials
In other stories on YEN.com.gh, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday, February 4, launched the e-Travel Card to facilitate the cashless disbursement of travel allowance for public officials.
The innovation means the era where government officials received payments for their local and foreign trips is coming to an end.
The e-Travel Card is expected to deliver several benefits, including the elimination of the risk of carrying cash, deliver transparency, and ease of accountability, among others.
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