According to him, government is attracting educated youth into the sector and is also supporting commercial farming.
In a series of tweets sighted by GhanaWeb, he noted that efforts to fast track digitalization in the local economy was on course.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo added that, agro-processing businesses have been granted a five-year tax holiday and location-based tax rebates for agribusinesses in manufacturing.
“We are focusing our energies on supporting commercial farming, and attracting educated youth into agriculture, building Ghana’s light manufacturing sector, fast-tracking efforts at digitisation and establishing Ghana as a Regional Hub,” a tweet from the presidency stated.
“Ghana offers agribusinesses easy access to export markets in Europe at a lower cost than elsewhere in #Africa. Agro-processing businesses are given a five-year tax holiday and location-based tax rebates for agribusinesses in manufacturing. #GhanaForInvestment," it added.
Read the Presidency's tweets below:
“We are focussing our energies on supporting commercial farming, and attracting educated youths into agriculture, building Ghana's light manufacturing sector, fast-tracking efforts at digitisation and establishing Ghana as a Regional Hub.” - @NAkufoAddo#GhanaForInvestmentpic.twitter.com/LErjRULTwU
Ghana offers agribusinesses easy access to export
markets in Europe at a lower cost than elsewhere in #Africa. Agro-processing businesses are given a five-year tax holiday and location-based tax rebates for agribusinesses in manufacturing. #GhanaForInvestmentpic.twitter.com/RKP2uO7Dro