Renowned agricultural scientist, Professor Roger Kanton, has called on the government to support Citi FM’s sustained efforts to keep agriculture at the centre of national discourse through platforms such as the Citi Business Forum.
Delivering his closing remarks at the Agribusiness Forum, which focused on Harnessing Agribusiness for Economic Growth: Expanding Ghana’s Agribusiness Frontiers, Prof. Kanton emphasised the importance of consistent public engagement and scrutiny of government policies to drive meaningful change in the sector.
“We would like you to support Citi so that this will not be a nine-day wonder,” he said.
“We have to subject you to scrutiny again and again. We shouldn’t wait till it happens to the other government before we complain.”
Prof. Kanton lamented that past governments were allowed to implement agriculture-related policies for years without sufficient public evaluation.
“The other government spent eight years, and there was no review of their policies. They just did what they wanted,” he noted.
“This time, we will not agree; we will subject you to scrutiny, and that will even help you.”
He stressed that constructive criticism and ongoing dialogue should not be viewed as opposition, but rather as a necessary process to improve governance and deliver better outcomes for the country’s agriculture sector.
“We are here to support Ghana’s agric sector; nobody is against anyone,” he concluded.
