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Dr Gyieli Nurah, the Minister of State at the Presidency in-Charge of Food and Agriculture, has said Government was willing to obtain feedbacks from stakeholders and citizens to help in successful implementation of its flagship programmes.

He said these feedbacks would help give new ideas to government on how to improve on the efficiency and effectiveness of its flagship programmes to help achieve its vision of a Ghana beyond Aid.

He said this on Wednesday in Tamale, during the opening ceremony of the eighth Annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference event, under the theme: "Agribusiness in the Northern Region, the Future starts now".

The event was organized by Agrihouse Foundation in partnership with the World Food Programme, USAID ADVANCE, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and other private and international organisations as well as various stakeholders, farmers and farmer groups in the north.

The three-day event, sought to create a dynamic platform for commodities buyers and farmers to establish business relationships and discuss contracts for the harvest of their produce to promote growth in Ghana's agricultural sector.

Dr Nurah said for instance, the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme was one of the flagship programmes for agriculture and agribusiness, aimed at modernizing the agricultural sector to help transform the nation's economy.

He said the PFJ programme was complemented by government's other flagship programmes in particular the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Program(IPEP), One District One Factory (1D1F) and National Enterpreneurship Innovation Program (NEIP), with each of these programmes having significant agribusiness elements for development.

Dr Nurah said the implementation of the IPEP had began with the establishment of the three development authorities with its heads of managements, to manage resources for development and also obtain feedbacks from citizens and serve as a paradigm shift in government's approach to sustainable development especially at the grassroots levels in the country.

He said the government also believed firmly in Public-Private partnership to help grow the economy and increase business and job opportunities for all Ghanaians especially the youth.