Ghana is set to host the 1st ever Agricultural Ministers’ Conference in Africa, with the aim at pushing the continent’s agricultural transformation agenda.

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Ghana’s Food and Agricultural Minister, Hon. is putting plans in place to bring together his colleagues from the rest of the continent to discuss ways of building a strong and united front to help foster collaborations amongst member countries and promote the growth and development of agricultural as the tool for job creation.

The Minister, who was a Special Guest at the just-ended African Development Bank (AFDB) 52nd Annual Meeting in India, believes the only way to help achieve the objectives is for African countries to collaborate effectively and adopt common homegrown agricultural policies and programs.

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank, has already given thumbs up to the idea by Ghana’s Agric Minister and has promised funding for its implementation.

Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, whose flagship agric policy “Planting for Food and Jobs” in Ghana attracted lots of interests from participants, including multinationals, development partners, investors and other stakeholders, during the course of discussions, revealed that the conference would be held early next year.

He participated in various discussions at the international conference which was under the theme “Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa”.

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