Ghana Targets 500,000 Jobs Through Economic Crop Expansion

The government of Ghana is launching a major agriculture-based employment initiative aimed at creating over 500,000 jobs nationwide. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson unveiled the plan during a meeting with Ethiopis Tafara, Regional Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in Washington, D.C. Central to the initiative is a new Oil Palm Plantation Policy, set to be introduced in the 2026 Budget. This policy forms part of a broader strategy to develop economic crops like oil palm, with the goal of generating jobs across the entire…

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