The nominee for Minister of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has emphasized the critical need for Ghana to adopt sound governance frameworks and global best practices to attract foreign investments.

0

Speaking during her vetting by Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Wednesday, January 22, she stressed the significance of cultivating a transparent and investor-friendly environment while maintaining strict adherence to international norms to enhance the country's appeal to global investors.“It is important that we do the right things to access international markets,” she said.

1

“The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will make conscious efforts to ensure that only approved chemicals are used. If we work hard but our produce and products fail to meet international standards, we are doing ourselves a disservice. Addressing this will enable us to qualify for international markets and improve our economic prospects.

2

Issues like child labor will also be tackled in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection.”She highlighted the critical need for bolstering standardization and skill development, noting that shortcomings in these aspects often obstruct alignment with international benchmarks.“For standardisation, we need to up our game as a country. Sometimes, there is a lack of knowledge.

3

So if we do capacity building, we should be able to fall within the standards. When all these things are done right, our exports will go up, the intended revenues will be received and then at the end of the day, we will have a stable economy,” she stated.

4