Owusu Afriyie Akoto | |
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.jpg) Owusu Afriyie Akoto in 2019 | |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | |
| In office February 2017 – 2023 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Fiifi Kwetey |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Acheampong |
| MP for Kwadaso | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2017 | |
| President | John Evans Atta Mills John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Josephine Hilda Addo |
| Succeeded by | Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1949 Koforidua, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Bafuor Osei Akoto, father |
| Education | B.S. agriculture, University of Ghana M.S. agricultural economics, Cambridge University PhD, Cambridge University, 1985 |
| Profession | Agricultural economist |
Owusu Afriyie Akoto (born 19 October 1949)[1][2] is a Ghanaian agricultural economist and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was a Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency from 2009 to 2017. He was a cabinet minister in the Nana Akufo-Addo administration and served as Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana.[3] He resigned on 10 January 2023 to focus on his presidential ambition.[4][5] He holds MSc and PHD Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Cambridge, England.[6]
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