Flagbearer Hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has described the Planting for Food and Jobs policy as one of the most resilient and successful policies initiated by the government.
Speaking at the launch of his campaign to contest the flagbearship of the NPP, Dr Afriyie Akoto Akoto insists that prioritizing agriculture is the surest way of achieving the accelerated growth needed to create jobs for the youth.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto strongly believes agriculture can lift Ghana out of poverty and also generate the necessary resources for the development of the other sectors including industry, health, education and infrastructure in the medium to long term.
Dr. Afriyie Akoto further noted that there is a new economic order emerging, which Africa, particularly Ghana has the potential of leading.
