President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for effective collaboration between government and development partners of the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs Programme (PFJ2).
The President expressed concern about inadequate engagements between some international development agencies and government which have led to misdirected investments to support national policies.
Speaking at the Presidential Roundtable Discussion with development partners on the PFJ2, President Akufo-Addo stressed the need for international development partners aiming to fund the country’s development projects to align their policies to fit government priorities.
“In spite of the productive collaboration that is taking place between the government and friends of Ghana over the years, a matter of concern has been at times the misalignment of priorities between the policies of certain international development agencies and national policies and strategies.”
“The government is concerned by this because projects designed by foreign governments to support Ghana’s agriculture should naturally align with the government’s priorities. Any deviation from this can amount to misdirected investment in the country,” he stated.
