Turkish government to invest over $100m in health and agric sectors

The Turkish government is hoping to invest over $100 million in both the health and agricultural sectors given the investment opportunities that abound in Ghana.

In view of that a delegation of businessmen from Turkey is in Ghana to explore business opportunities that are viable for investment, particularly in the health and agricultural sector.

The delegation will visit various health facilities and farming communities as part of its preliminary assessment to obtain first-hand information on viable investment projects that could be undertaken in a bid to support government’s development agenda.

Interacting with some journalists last Sunday upon arrival in Accra, Zerrin Gelik, a member of the delegation, said the team with the support of the Turkish government are hoping to invest over $100 million in both the health and agricultural sector.

She indicated that beyond the construction of hospitals in some parts of the country, they were also going to provide health education among several other support in the area of health to Ghanaians.

Gelik, who is also a gynaecologist, said following her long years of experience in the health sector, there are plans to also provide health education to communities where the health facilities will be constructed.

She also explained that Ghana remains one of the attractive investment destinations in the sub-region with vast business potentials, particularly in the area of health and agriculture, which attracted the delegation to visit the country for the first time.

The business initiator, George Nti Bonsu, for the projects in Ghana said it is a long-term project that will provide job opportunities, especially for healthcare services.

The investment is also towards the development of the agricultural sector due to the availability of arable lands that are dotted in various parts of the country, he said.

He, as well, indicated that the Turkish partners’ readiness to engage in mechanisation agriculture to produce food crops that would not largely be dependent on rainfall.

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By Kingsley Adusei Amakye Onua TV/3news

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