Government to Deploy 5,000 Agricultural Graduates to Support Farmers

The government is preparing to deploy 5,000 graduates from agricultural and veterinary institutions across the nation to assist farmers in enhancing productivity and adopting modern farming methods.

According to the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, this initiative is part of the government’s Feed Ghana program, which aims to modernize agriculture and bridge the gap between agricultural research and practical farming.

The Minister shared, “We are mobilizing our extension officers, and as we announced last Saturday, we are bringing in 5,000 graduates from agricultural and veterinary schools—many of whom have been unemployed since 2015. We want them to actively participate in the Feed Ghana program.”

Opoku explained that the graduates will be assigned to farms nationwide, where they will help farmers adopt research-backed agricultural practices. “Our goal is to close the gap between agricultural research and its practical application on farms. These graduates will play a key role in introducing modern farming techniques to local farmers,” he added.

Additionally, the Minister announced that Ghana has received 300 tonnes of rice seeds from the Korean government, which will be distributed to local farmers to enhance domestic rice production.

“We are distributing high-quality rice and maize seeds, selected as the best varieties for our soil. The 300 tonnes of rice seeds were donated by KOPIA, a Korean agricultural research agency in Ghana. Distribution is already underway in the southern regions, where the farming season has begun, and we are preparing to supply the northern regions when their season starts in May,” he stated.