By Bisola Adeyemo
Ghana’s Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has disclosed government’s plans of constructing a fertilization production plant worth $2 billion.
The Minister, Wednesday, disclosed this at the inauguration of the National Fertilizer Council (NFC) in Accra.
Akoto said the government made the move on establishing fertilizer production in the country due to the challenges on the farm crops.
According to the minister, the government has initiated negotiations with a fertilizer manufacturing company in Morocco to set up a plant in Ghana to produce fertilizers.
He also said the plant would take up to four years to start producing fertilizers.
On her part, the Board Chair of the NFC, Nana Amoako said the Council would review the Fertilizer Policy and Act to update them to meet current trends in the sector.
Other members of the board were, Mr. Eric Bentsil Quaye, Mr. Seth Osei-Akoto, Dr. Edward Yeboah, Mr. Danquah Addo-Yobo, Mr. John Awuku Dziwornu, and Mr. Ebenezer Appah-Sampong.