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Create linkages in agribusiness make certain sustainable youth work possibilities

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Business News of Friday, 15 January 2021

Source: e.Tv set Ghana

Nelson Owusu Ansah, Acting CEO of the National Youth AuthorityNelson Owusu Ansah, Acting CEO of the National Youth Authority

The Acting CEO of the National Youth Authority, Mr. Nelson Owusu Ansah has stated thinking of the position of agriculture as a critical pillar in improving socio-economic transformation in Africa, there is a vital will need for African governments to make acceptable linkages along the worth chains, from backward (uncooked product or service stage) by way of important investments to make certain a feasible and sustainable forward (processed or worth-extra stage) and even facet-stream linkages, not only to be certain and boost the growth of the agriculture sector, but also to maximize returns on investments, spur innovation and in the long run reward younger folks who venture into agribusiness.

Mr. Owusu Ansah built these remarks at the Nationwide Validation Workshop – Baseline analyze on employment possibilities and prioritization of routines for engagement of Youth in Agribusiness on Thursday 14 January 2021, at the Ministry of Foods and Agriculture Useful resource Center in Accra.

He mentioned for Africa to completely leverage on and enjoy the complete advantages of its youthful populace, thousands and thousands of work alternatives will need to be developed to engage the majority of youth who by the way reside in rural communities.

“Also with the record range of graduates predicted to be churned out of Ghana’s tertiary establishments because of to the introduction of government’s flagship FSHS plan, agriculture/agribusiness features the most practical financial employment instrument, primarily as it presents alternatives for both experienced and non-qualified youth” he included.

Touching on the want to give authentic that means to youth participation in agriculture, the AG CEO said the time has arrive for pragmatic ways to be taken to attract and basically hold youthful persons in agribusiness as opposed to paying out mere hip-services to entice them only for them to be annoyed by the realities in just the sector.

“Rhetoric on youth participation must go over and above symbolism to give economic, marketing, branding, contemporary and technological assist to make certain motivation and actual benefits for younger people engaged in agribusiness,” he reiterated.

On the contributions of the NYA in driving the youth-in-agriculture initiative forward, Mr. Owusu Ansah mentioned the Authority as a policy formulation and regulating, the human body has placed a high quality on agribusiness as a viable economic undertaking and has attained out to all appropriate and implementing public and non-public establishments to integrate features of the draft revised National Youth Coverage which the Authority spearheaded and is awaiting cupboard acceptance, into their programmes as insurance policies of motion.

He also talked about the proposed formation of the Ghana Youth Federation (GYF), the umbrella system of all youth teams to assure a properly-structured, coordinated, unified and compact youth front which he thought will also encourage accountability in conditions of representation.

And finally, he outlined the Authority’s flagship Youth Parliament Design, which is a platform for young folks to deliberate on issues impacting them and to empower them to affect community plan as a result of emergent results of their deliberations.

Mr. Owusu Ansah finally commended the Food items and Agriculture Group (FAO) for committing resources to the project and even extra, for extending an invitation to critical and authentic architects and major actors this kind of as the National Youth Authority and The Youth Employment Agency to appear on board and make inputs and share their experiences.

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