The government is to present a report on the implementation of modalities of some 20 identified items to be locally manufactured to Parliament for approval.
This was revealed in President Akuffo Addo’s delivery of the State of the Nations Address.
He gave the assurance that the rollout of these modalities would be done by the Ministry of Agriculture after the approval.
According to the President, when this is achieved will enhance the domestic capacity of the economy.
” On the evidence of existing local productive capacity, we have identified a list of twenty (20) priority products in the categories of primary agricultural products, processed foods, and manufactured goods, where we can confidently enhance domestic production.
Amongst these are rice, fish, poultry, fruit juice, sugar, tomatoes, vegetable oils, oil palm, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, soaps and detergents, insulated wire, ceramic products, corrugated paper and paper board, cement/clinker, and motor vehicles.
The report on the implementation modalities to enhance domestic productive capacity in these products has been prepared and, once confirmed, the new Minister for Trade & Industry will roll out urgently a series of initiatives to implement the policy.”
