Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said that young boys or girls without a job should go into agriculture.
According to Eric Opoku, Ghanaian youths must take inspiration from President John Mahama, who is the best onion farmer in Ghana.
The Agric Minister praised President Mahama for his contribution to Ghana’s agricultural sector.
Eric Opoku revealed that Mahama owns one of the largest onion farms in the country.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo programme, Eric Opoku stated, “President John Dramani Mahama, there is no one in Ghana who can farm more onions than him, and I am yet to see someone who can beat him on that record. I am saying it on authority”.
“He has the biggest onion farm, and it even became difficult to get labourers to work on the farm for harvesting, so we had to eventually go for machines.
He is also involved in animal rearing, cow farming, rice farming, and various types of farming. All his brothers and siblings are also into farming”, Opoku added.
The Agric Minister further urged Ghanaian youth to take inspiration from President Mahama and venture into agriculture as a viable source of employment.
“So, if you are a young boy or girl without a job, go into agriculture”, he advised.
In related news, Eric Opoku has revealed that the John Mahama government’s flagship project, the ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti‘, will cost Ghana approximately GHS 200 million.
He detailed that three million birds will be procured under the government ‘nkoko nkitinkiti’.
According to the Agric Minister, each constituency will receive 10,000 birds.
Additionally, President John Dramani Mahama has shared details of the Nkokɔ nkitinkiti’ project set to be launched this month.
According to John Mahama, young entrepreneurs and households will form the third group of the Nkokɔ nkitinkiti’ project with full support from the government to set up and run small-scale poultry farms.
Meanwhile, Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, has said middlemen are to blame for the high food prices in urban areas.
According to the Agric Minister, middlemen between the farmers and the urban area buy cheaply from farmers and sell at ‘throat-cutting’ prices to the consumers.
Eric Opoku highlighted that farmers are currently selling food crops at lower prices than at the start of harvest season.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Eric Opoku explained, “When you go to the production point, the farmers are complaining that they were selling a truck of yams at GH¢7,000. When they started harvesting, it came down to GH¢4,000, and it is now hovering around GH¢3,000 and GH¢2,000 at the farm gate”.
Eric Opoku added, “We have some people also posing as middlemen between the farmers and urban areas, and they are engaging in profiteering, trying to enjoy abnormal profit. They buy cheaply from the farmers and sell at ‘throat-cutting’ prices to the consumers. The prices are better than before”.
“When you get to the mall, some of the food items are imported, and the prices cannot be compared to those in the local market now because the local ones are now cheaper than the imported ones,” he stressed.
He further added, “We, as a government, have decided to produce to feed Ghanaians; they must reciprocate our gesture by eating Ghana for us”.
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@kt.update PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA IS THE BEST ONION FARMER IN GHANA HERE. HON ERIC OPOKU
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