Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister for Finance, has set up three Technical Committees.
The Technical Committee on Agriculture Financing was the first to be inaugurated, and it has been tasked with creating a comprehensive policy framework to support financing for strategic economic crops within three weeks.
The Committee consists of the following members:
• 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)
In a related development, Dr. Forson also launched the Technical Committee on the Oil Palm Project, which includes members from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Tree Crops Development Authority, Forestry Commission, and the Environmental Protection Authority.
In a similar fashion, the Cocoa Project’s Technical Committee was established, comprising representatives from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ghana Cocoa Board, Tree Crops Development Authority, Forestry Commission, and Environmental Protection Authority.
The Finance Minister stated that the committees should deliver practical frameworks and strategies aimed at improving financing, boosting productivity, and ensuring sustainability throughout the agriculture value chain.
Source: newsthemegh.com