{"id":211882,"date":"2025-10-19T22:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211882\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T22:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:37:09","slug":"ghana-plans-to-create-500000-jobs-through-oil-palm-and-economic-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/211882\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana plans to create 500,000 jobs through oil palm and economic crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Ghana-plans-to-create-500-000-jobs-through-oil-palm-and-economic-crops-2005851?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/47221081.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and  Ethiopis Tafara of the IFC\" title=\"Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and  Ethiopis Tafara of the IFC\" width=\"295\" height=\"219\" \/> <\/a>Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and  Ethiopis Tafara of the IFC<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The government of Ghana is set to roll out a major agriculture-driven jobs initiative that could create more than 500,000 employment opportunities across the country, as part of a new strategy to transform the sector and accelerate inclusive economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Finance, Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=2581\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cassiel Ato Forson<\/a>, announced the plan during a high-level meeting with the Regional Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Ethiopis Tafara, held in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n<p>The talks focused on deepening collaboration between Ghana and the IFC to unlock new investments and support for the country\u2019s agricultural transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Forson, the government is finalising a comprehensive Oil Palm Plantation Policy to be presented in the 2026 Budget, as part of a broader push to develop economic crops. <\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to harness the full potential of these crops to generate large-scale employment along the value chain \u2014 from cultivation and processing to manufacturing and exports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunities in economic crops are immense. With the right investment and strategic partnerships, Ghana can create over 500,000 jobs across the value chain,\u201d Dr Forson said, adding that agriculture will be placed at the centre of the country\u2019s economic transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that developing such large-scale plantations requires patient capital, and the government is, therefore, working closely with the World Bank, IFC, and other development partners to mobilise the financing needed to support private sector-led growth in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aligns with the IFC\u2019s own priorities. <\/p>\n<p>Tafara reaffirmed the institution\u2019s commitment to working with Ghana to address its development priorities, describing agriculture as a key pathway to harnessing Africa\u2019s demographic dividend and creating sustainable employment.<\/p>\n<p>SSD\/AE<\/p>\n<p>Watch the latest episode of Health Focus below<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Ethiopis Tafara of the IFC The government of Ghana is set to roll&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[84,1294,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-211882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}