Ghana is endowed with fertile land and extensive water resources but is bedevilled by persistent challenges, namely low productivity, inadequate extension services, and poor market linkages, which hinder growth.

The country's annual food import bill stands at a whopping $2 billion, signaling an urgent need for a bold and collective response to revolutionise our agricultural framework.

In line with this, the Feed Ghana Programme (FGP), a flagship initiative of the government under the broader Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA), was launched to modernise agriculture and enhance food security.

As part of the programme, Charity Gardiner, the Ahafo Regional Minister, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has presented a single-cabin Foton truck and two CABRIO tractors to Kenyasi Settlement Camp Prisons to improve food production.

She said the programme prioritises key agricultural commodities—such as maize, rice, and cocoa—as well as implementing targeted interventions to promote smart farming practices across the country.

Aimed at modernising agriculture, the Minister noted that the FGP seeks to enhance food security and propel economic transformation through agriculture, create jobs, reduce food inflation, and foster agro-industrial development.

The Ahafo region, as one of the food baskets of the country, is endowed with vast arable lands suitable for large-scale farming, stating that "we will capitalize on it and make agriculture attractive in the region."

"The introduction of Farmers' Service Centres by the government, aimed at providing mechanisation services and technical support, is one of the strategies set to empower local farmers," Mrs. Gardiner emphasized.

Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP) Elvis I K Ahadzi, Officer in charge, Kenyasi Camp Prison, in his remarks said the camp, consisting of 250 male inmates, has not renege on its role of keeping safe custody and welfare of inmates.

According to him, the camp was mainly established in 1992 to produce food to supplement state feeding through a government of Ghana diverstiture programme.

Chief Superintendent of Prisons (CSP) Elvis I. K. Ahadzi, Officer in Charge of Kenyasi Camp Prison, in his remarks, said the camp, consisting of 250 male inmates, has not reneged on its role of keeping safe custody and welfare of inmates.

According to him, the camp was mainly established in 1992 to produce food to supplement state feeding through a government of Ghana diverstiture programme.

"Cash crops and other foodstuffs, namely cocoa, oil palm, and maize, are produced in larger quantities by the camp, coupled with skill training, notably masonry, tailoring, and kente weaving," she noted.