Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) was launched by H.E the President in July 2013 as an intervention to efficiently facilitate national socio-economic transformation, with a focus on raising household incomes and wealth creation by transforming subsistence farmers into commercial farmers to end poverty.

Specific Objectives

• Mobilize the masses to engage in commercial agricultural activities to boost household incomes.
• Distribute production inputs equitably and timely to boost production and productivity at household level.
• Facilitate rural technological upgrading so smallholder farmers can transform into small-scale industrialists.
• Stimulate local and community enterprise development across the country.
• Facilitate infrastructure development, particularly in rural areas.
• Empower the 68% of the population outside the money economy.

Operations Strategy

OWC’s operations strategy covers mobilization and deployment, stabilization of early gains, consolidation of achievements, and an eventual exit strategy. The programme notes that officers have been deployed across districts and constituencies, while inputs, livestock, mechanization equipment, and technologies have been distributed and embraced by communities.

Achievements

OWC highlights achievements such as stimulating debate on better service delivery approaches, identifying policy and regulatory gaps in agriculture, increasing interaction between Government and citizens, supporting value chain platforms, and contributing to studies and policy discussions aimed at improving productivity and growth.

The Future of OWC

Looking ahead, OWC focuses on transforming agriculture into a high-value sector, increasing commercialized agriculture, creating more jobs through structural transformation, improving export performance, promoting demand-driven production, reducing post-harvest losses, and strengthening value addition and agro-processing.