Audio By Carbonatix
The International Fund for Agriculture Development, the government of Ghana and the Africa Development Bank has so far invested over 190 million dollars into rural entrepreneurial skills development.
As part of activities to entice the youth into agriculture, a team from IFAD joined and some international celebrities visited some beneficiaries of the program at Ada district in the Greater Accra region.
The programme has trained young people to become agricultural entrepreneurs by developing and launching their own small and medium-sized farming enterprises and businesses.
The programme focuses on boosting national job creation and youth employment in remote rural areas through business development services, such as training on community-based skills, small business management, literacy and numeracy, and technology promotion.
The Campaigns and Brand Officer of the International Fund for Agriculture Development Simona Siad stated that IFAD has so far invested over 70 million dollars into rural enterprise development for the youth in Ghana.
According to her, the program has been “very successful” and governments in Africa should invest in the youth more to reduce unemployment.
The National Director of the rural enterprise program Kwesi Athur stated that the Rural Enterprise program will be converted into a resource centre across the country to suit the government’s industrialization program.
Oluwatosin Ajibade popularly known in showbiz as Mr Eazi charged the youth to leave the streets, stop lamenting in search for non-existing white colour jobs and venture into agriculture; describing it as the most lucrative business which could give them financial independence.
Mr Ajibade “it’s easier to acquire credit facilities to start agri-business than it is to do with music and engineering”.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
FACT-CHECK: Viral image of Mahama in FTY sneakers and Denim jacket is fake
13 seconds -
Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password
9 minutes -
Real Madrid part ways with Alonso, appoint Arbeloa as replacement
10 minutes -
Jospong Group CEO urges deliberate leadership cultivation at 2026 JLC Conference
13 minutes -
Bernard Mornah says Akufo-Addo’s record should be ‘covered with bitumen’
24 minutes -
Asantehene destools Apatrapahemaa over lineage dispute
40 minutes -
BoG Governor calls for review of GoldBod’s trading model, proposes budget support to sustain gold for reserves programme
50 minutes -
ORC begins enforcement of GH¢500 penalty for failure to file beneficial ownership information
58 minutes -
GRA assures it will meet GH¢225bn target for 2026 despite tax reform concerns
1 hour -
Ofori-Atta Saga : Ex-appointees must face probes when invited – John Darko
1 hour -
Haruna Mohammed rules out removal of names from NPP album
1 hour -
Volta House of Chiefs nullifies enstoolment of Roland Adiko as paramount chief of Tanyigbe, affirms rotational succession
1 hour -
FACT CHECK: Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that Adenta is a traditional NPP seat and that Bawumia did not campaign there is false
1 hour -
Iran: Videos from mortuary show how deadly protests have become
1 hour -
Over 2,000 screened as Ashanti Region Police recruitment exercise progresses
1 hour
