The Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Dr. Yuko Yasunaga, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, in Accra.
The meeting, held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, focused on strengthening collaboration between Ghana and UNIDO in developing comprehensive industrial and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) policies.
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Dr. Yasunaga said UNIDO remains committed to supporting Ghana in co-developing industrial and SME policies anchored on Kaizen principles of efficiency, continuous improvement and productivity enhancement.
She said UNIDO was ready to expand the application of the Kaizen concept across various sectors of Ghana’s economy, including SMEs, agro-processing, automobile development and institutional capacity building.
Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare welcomed UNIDO’s support through the Kaizen approach, noting that several individuals and institutions in Ghana had already benefited from Kaizen training programmes.
She called for increased collaboration and support from UNIDO to complement government initiatives, particularly in the agribusiness sector under the “Feed the Industry” programme.
“Government’s next budget focus is on agribusiness. As a ministry responsible for agribusiness, beyond industrialisation, raw materials would be made available to feed the industry. I therefore call on UNIDO to support the Feed the Industry programme,” the Minister stated.
Hon. Ofosu-Adjare also expressed the government’s appreciation to the Japanese Government, particularly Japan’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Hiroshi Yoshimoto, for its continued partnership and support.
She further welcomed the appointment of the new UNIDO Country Representative to Ghana and Liberia, H.E. Dr. Emmanuel Kalenzi, and called for adequate resources and support to enable him to effectively deliver on his mandate and make his tenure successful.
