There is an inextricable link between the agricultural sector and industry. Agriculture pro provides raw materials to feed industry, and improvement in productivity releases surplus labour for further industrial expansion. Workers in the agricultural sector are the primary market for industrial goods, and industry converts raw materials into processed and semi processed goods by adding value thereby improving farmer incomes and sustainable livelihoods. Inputs such as agrochemicals and farm machinery are the products of a well-developed industry. The foundations for the social and economic transformation of society using science and technology to revolutionize agriculture and industry must therefore be a joint enterprise for the goals of The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (see UN SDG 9) which enjoins nations to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation to be realized. While the ideal is also a strong and progressive society in which no one is left behind, and where there is equal opportunity for all is not in doubt. How this can be brought about has eluded African countries nearly seven decades after independence. On the one hand, socialist Experiments claim to have all the answers, while on the other hand, proponents of the market believe Only the invisible hand can deliver the most efficient use of state resources and guarantee wealth. for all. In this paper, we provide a synthesis of the state and the market and argue that productive Investment in industry and agriculture provides the strongest impulse to graduate from poverty and underdevelopment. Private sector-led, small-scale, soundly managed, community driven projects tempered by public sector investments in infrastructure, provide opportunities to harness the forward and backward linkages in both industry and agriculture. Development driven by local economic imperatives yield a higher utility compared to centralized production, distribution, exchange and consumption. Using a novel Ghanaian experiment in agroecology, the Gnostic Agrictech Limitless: This article draws lessons for national and regional industrial and agricultural policy.

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Keywords

Agriculture; Industrial policy; Manufacturing; Developing countries; Ghana.