The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have sought the support of Members of Parliament (MPs) to implement policies that will improve the performance of the agricultural sector in the country. At a policy dialogue forum held on Monday July 9, 2013 the Parliamentarians, PFAG members and CSOs charged government to fulfill its 2012 electoral promises on small scale farmers. Mr. Edward Kareweh, Deputy General Secretary of the General Agriculture Workers Union bemoaned how agriculture financing has been ignored by financial institutions and other private sector actors. Mr Kareweh also appealed to government to institute a policy that will mandate the financial institutions to invest at least 20% of their loan portfolio into agriculture. After presenting a PFAG-initiated research findings on farmer extension ratio conducted, the members of the Parliamentary select committees on Food and Agriculture; Finance and Economic Planning; Trade and Industry and Governance Assurance were surprised to know that Ghana has only 2,068 extension officers at post country-wide yet, there is a ban on recruitment on extension officers. The research also shows that small scale farmers are not producing enough due to inadequate extension officers to pass on research findings and introduce new technology to farmers. The Ministers called for policy reforms on the current extension to allow for introduction of innovation that will make the sector attractive to the youth. Deputy Director of the Agriculture Extension Directorate Mr. Justice Amoah, confirmed the findings and added that the sector can only replace an extension officer when somebody dies or went on retirement due to the World Bank ban on recruitment. William A. Quaittoo, a ranking member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs committee in Parliament, applauded PFAG for championing the interest of small scale farmers in the country. He added that the farmers manifesto would be a guide in discussing agriculture issues on the floor of Parliament. Director General of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr. Abdulai Baba Salifu Abukari, believed small scale famers are a solution to food security challenges in the country if given the needed attention. The forum was jointly sponsored by the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge Fund (BUSAC Fund) and OXFAM.