GOVERNMENT TARGETS AGRIC SECTOR AS MAJOR AVENUE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
GOVERNMENT TARGETS AGRIC SECTOR AS MAJOR AVENUE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM September 04, 2012 AG.PRO-UE/RCC The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Owen Woyongo has announced that, government’s Better Ghana Agenda which is reflected in national development planning has identified Agriculture as one of the focal socio-economic areas to be promoted for sustainable development. He emphasized that the Medium – Term National Development Framework which is contained in the national development plan and titled “Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) 2O1O – 2013”, devotes its chapter four to Accelerated Agricultural Modernisation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Mr. Woyongo made the announcement in a keynote address read for him by his Deputy, Mrs. Lucy Awuni at the 24 th Annual General Conference of the Agricultural Educators and Trainers Association of Ghana [AETAG] being in Bolgatanga under the th