The Ghanaian Government has since 2017 invested an amount of Ghc 1.85 billion in the agriculture sector.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, made this known on the floor of Parliament on Thursday as he presented the 2020 mid-year budget review.
He said government has “invested over Ghc 1.85 billion in agriculture sector from a low of Ghc 181 million.”
According to him, government has also paid Ghc 5.3 billion of Ghc 6 billion claims validated by the Auditor-General.
He said government has completed all outstanding policy measures under the derailed IMF programme by the previous government.
By Melvin Tarlue