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The Geater Accra Regional Director of Operations of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Antwi, popularly known as Governor, has called on the current administration to maintain the name “Planting for Food and Jobs” rather than rebranding it as “Feed Ghana.”
Speaking on Atinka TV’s political and development show Ghana Nie, hosted by Ama Gyenfa Ofosu-Darkwa, Governor argued that the essence of the program remains unchanged and that the rebranding is an attempt to downplay the achievements of the previous government.
According to him, from 2017 to 2024, the government invested about 2 billion cedis in the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, which played a pivotal role in revitalizing Ghana’s agriculture sector and creating thousands of jobs.
“They’ve only changed the name. The project is still the same. In fact, they’ve allocated about 1.5 billion for the same initiative in the 2025 budget,” – he stated.
Governor urged the current administration to credit former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for launching and successfully implementing the initiative. He insisted that the change in name does nothing to alter the structure of the program or its objectives.
Touching on the now-resurrected Feed Ghana program, he revealed that the concept was originally developed by himself and the current NPP Communications Director, Richard Ahiagba, before it was shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, he explained, was aimed at promoting Ghanaian cuisine by opening restaurants that offered local meals at affordable prices, as low as 5 cedis per plate.
“Feed Ghana was to create a sustainable market for farmers at the consumption end. The objective was to boost demand for local farm produce through restaurant chains,” – he added.
Mr. Antwi credited the previous government for laying strong foundations that made farming attractive to many Ghanaians, including celebrities like John Dumelo, who ventured into agriculture.
He concluded that instead of erasing the legacy of the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, the current government should retain the name and allow the Feed Ghana project to exist as a separate component aimed at addressing local food consumption.
“Let Planting for Food and Jobs remain. Let Feed Ghana focus on food services. That’s how we create a full cycle—from farm to table.”
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