Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister for Finance, has inaugurated three Technical Committees to strengthen agriculture financing and enhance productivity in key economic crops.
The Technical Committee on Agriculture Financing was tasked with developing a comprehensive policy framework within three weeks to support financing for strategic economic crops.
Membership of the Agriculture Financing Committee:
- David Collison – Ministry of Finance
- Samuel Arkhurst – Ministry of Finance
- Cynthia Arthur – Ministry of Finance
- Frederick Amissah – Ministry of Finance
- Emelia Awuviri – Bank of Ghana
- Desmond Agbogah – Bank of Ghana
- Samuel Yeboah – GIRSAL
- Kojo Aboagye-Yeboah – EXIM Bank
- Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey – Development Bank of Ghana
- Edna Baffoe-Bonnie – Ministry of Finance (Secretary)
- Deborah Ashun – Ministry of Finance (Secretary)
Membership of the Oil Palm Project Committee includes representatives from:
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture
- Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
- Ministry of Finance (Coordinating Director & Real Sector Division)
- Tree Crops Development Authority (Hon. Andy Osei Okrah, Yaw Adjei Agyapong)
- Forestry Commission (Ms. Roselyn Fosu Adjei, Mr. Thomas Gyambrah)
- Environmental Protection Authority (Mr. Anthony Appianti, Mr. Dominic Peh)
Membership of the Cocoa Project Committee includes representatives from:
- Ministry of Food and Agriculture
- Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
- Ministry of Finance (Coordinating Director & Real Sector Division)
- Ghana Cocoa Board (Mr. Ato Boateng, Dr. James Kofi Kutsoati, Dr. Francis Baah, Mr. Wahab Suleman)
- Tree Crops Development Authority (Rev. Edward Afari, Mr. Yaw Agyei Agyapong)
- Forestry Commission (Ms. Roselyn Fosu Adjei, Mr. Thomas Gyambrah)
- Environmental Protection Authority (Mr. Anthony Appianti, Mr. Dominic Peh)
According to the Finance Minister, these committees will help streamline operations in agriculture.
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