Hon. Baafi made this statement at an inauguration ceremony at the Accra International Conference Center of the 'AGRITECH WEST AFRICA-2023' conference where Agricultural products of different varieties both local and international are on exhibition for personal businesses to purchase as well as investors having the chance to struck deals with their company choices.
According to the Hon. Deputy Minister, "although farmers used to clear their lands before with cutlasses and hoes to grow their products but with the help of technology, machines have been developed to aid them reduce the stress while improving yields.
Extremely in Agribusiness according to Micheal Okyere Baafi, Machines improves on the nutrients level of the soil the farmer is cultivating on hence making their products grow well for better yields.
And the reality in Agribusiness is profit making and so every farmer will love to jump onto using machines other than their using their old systems which are not improving on the soil nutrients to grow the yields they expect at the end of their farming windows.
Meanwhile, Government through AFTCTA is keen in helping farmers to be able to produce more in order to feed the nation and possibly export to other nations who are partnering with Ghana in terms of Agriculture".
About Agritech - West Africa
The Agritech West Africa with Food & Beverage and FoodPack Tech Ghana exhibition covers the entire value chain of agriculture industry under one roof with about 100 companies exhibiting from India, South Africa, Turkey, Nigeria, Ghana, UK, Italy, France and other countries, representing multiple product segments like agrochemicals, agriculture technology, irrigation, biofeeds, food processing and packaging technologies, food innovation, processed and packed food & beverage items.
The expo will be great platform for the exhibiting companies from different countries to meet with close to 5000 Ghanaian and West African business and professional visitors, directly and indirectly linked and related to the sector from agribusiness sectors, commercial and small farmers and farmer groups, food & beverage industries; importers, distributors, wholesalers, retail chains and supermarkets of foodstuffs and agriculture items.
The expo is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Food & Agriculture of Ghana and with esteemed support of the Ministry of Trade & Industry of Ghana. With support of the West African Chamber of Agriculture (WACOA), Croplife Ghana, Ghana Union of Traders Association, Food & Beverage Association of Ghana, Federation of Farmer Organization Network of Ghana, Federation of Association of Ghanaian Exporters organization, Guzakuza & many regional farmers’ cooperative and groups etc.
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