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President John Mahama has charged Ghanaians to consume locally
produced foods to accelerate economic development and create
sustainable jobs for the youth.
He said consumption of locally produced food will also ensure good
health for Ghanaians.
The President's admonition was the crux of his message at the
30thNational Farmers Day celebrations at Sefwi-Wiawso in the Western
Region.
"If we eat what we grow, it will create jobs in Ghana. If all of us
will begin to make a point to begin to eat Ghana products, we will
create more jobs in this country and there will no problem of youth
unemployment because we can expand agriculture and make incomes better
for our people all over the country", President John Mahama said.
He also said consumption of local foods was also important for good health.
"Because our foods are natural and fresh… Indeed in developed
countries they are looking for the kinds of food that we eat now.
They call them organic foods and they pay a higher price for those
foods than what they grow themselves…and eating what we grow will
promote economic growth. It will save Ghana $1.5 billion on imported
food products," the President remarked.
He however said the nation has made a lot of progress in achieving
food sufficiency despite the huge food import bill of more than 1.5
billion dollars annually.
President John Mahama went ahead to announce that government is
rolling out measures to mechanise agriculture, modernise its practise
and provide reliable irrigation systems.
Credit: Myjoyonline
