Jacob Ofori Torto was a Ghanaian public servant. He served as Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Agriculture from 1967 to 1968, and Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Forestry from 1968 to 1969.
Jacob Ofori Torto | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Appointed by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Preceded by | F. A. Jantuah |
| Succeeded by | Albert Adomakoh |
| Minister for Forestry | |
| In office 1968–1969 | |
| Appointed by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Preceded by | Ministry split |
| Succeeded by | Ministry merged |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30, 1906 Accra, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | King's College, Lagos |
| Alma mater | |
Biography
editTorto was born on 30 May 1906 in Accra.[1][2] His formal education began at King's College, Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2] He continued at the University of California, Berkeley where he obtained his bachelor's degree.[1][2][3] He entered Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad in 1933, and qualified as an Associate of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (A. I. C. T. A).[2]
Torto begun as an Inspector of Produce in the Gold Coast in 1933.[2] In 1938, he was appointed Agricultural Officer, and in 1949, he was promoted to Senior Agricultural Officer.[2] He was elevated to the position of Food Production Commissioner in April 1952,[4] and later appointed Chief Agricultural Officer of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.[5] From 1963 until his political appointment in 1967, he was a Field Project Expert for the United Nations.[6] Torto served as Commissioner (Minister) for Agriculture and Forestry from 1967 until 1968 when the ministry was split into the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Forestry.[7][8][9] He served as Commissioner (Minister) for Forestry from 1968 to 1969.[10][11][12][13]
Torto's hobbies included lawn tennis. He once served as an Honorary Treasurer of the Ghana Lawn Tennis Association.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Towards Civil Rule in Ghana. State Publishing Corporation. 1968.
- ^ a b c d e f Office, Great Britain Colonial (1950). The Colonial Office List. H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Berkeley, University of California (1929). Register - University of California. University of California Press.
- ^ Agriculture, Ghana Ministry of (1951). Report.
- ^ Conference, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1956). Report of the Conference of FAO.
- ^ Towards Civil Rule. Accra: State Publishing Corporation. 1968. p. 18.
- ^ Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana. 1968.
- ^ Tsedze, Oscar (1967-08-10). Daily Graphic: Issue 5244, August 10 1967. Graphic Communications Group.
- ^ Conference, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1968). Report of the ... Session of the Conference.
- ^ West Africa. Afrimedia International. 1968.
- ^ Ghana Official Handbook. Information Services. 1968.
- ^ Co, Advance Publishing (1969). Accra-Tema in Pictures. Advance Press.
- ^ Curry-Lindahl, Kai (1969). Report to the Government of Ghana on Conservation, Management and Utilization of Ghana's Wildlife Resources. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1960.