Author: Sefakor

The Chief Executive Officer of the Tree Crops Development Authority, Dr Andy Osei Okrah, has said there is a need to develop competitive value chains that move from production at the farm level to processing, manufacturing, branding and access to higher-value markets. He said this after announcing the commencement of a nationwide distribution of agricultural inputs to tree crop farmers. According to him, the initiative was launched at Mampong in the Ashanti region, as part of measures to address challenges confronting Ghana’s tree crops sector. He was speaking on Akoma 87.9FM in Kumasi on Saturday, August 15, 2026, Dr Okrah…

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to complete the Tamne irrigation dam to support dry-season farming in four districts in the Bawku area. He said the project would particularly support onion production, given the area’s comparative advantage in the crop. The President said increasing local onion production would help reduce Ghana’s reliance on imports from Niger. He said this while speaking during a citizens’ engagement in Navrongo on Friday, August 14. “And so we’ll finish the Tamni irrigation dam so that the four districts in the Bawku area can also go into their dry season production. Especially onion production.…

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the government’s proposed investment under the New Economy programme will place agriculture and agro-processing at the centre of its development plans. He said this while speaking during a citizens’ engagement in Navrongo on Friday, August 14. “The New Economy is selecting seven sectors of the Ghanaian economy. And every year we’re going to, for the next four years, we’re going to invest $2.5 billion in those seven pillars,” he said. “But the biggest is agriculture and agro-processing. And that’s where the Upper East comes in. Agriculture and agro-processing are going to take 50%…

The national inflation rate of 4.6% conceals important differences as the rate for some food items remaining high. The inflation rate for ginger was recorded at 111.3%, and fresh tomatoes 43.4%, the government statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, revealed. He further announced that the rate for maize fell to 32.9% and kontomire recorded 41.2%. These rates were all above the national rate of 4.6. Dr Alhassan Iddrisu announced this during a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 6. “The national inflation rate of 4.6% conceals important differences: ginger rose 111.3% and fresh tomatoes 43.4%, while maize fell 32.9% and kontomire…

Ginger is contributing to Ghana’s high import expenditure as the country now consumes 99 per cent of what used to be abundantly produced locally, now sourced from the international market, especially China. This is due to a disease that collapsed the sector, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) researchers have said, calling for a research-led recovery. According to a story by the Ghana News Agency, Scientists at CSIR said the country’s increasing dependence on imports is a result of weak seed systems, limited irrigation, poor soil health, disease pressure, and insufficient investment in horticultural research. They revealed this during…

Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has urged commercial banks to increase their investments in agriculture During a meeting with the heads of the banks in Accra on Wednesday, Dr Asiama said that inflation has declined significantly, the exchange rate has remained relatively stable, financial conditions have eased considerably, and interest margins have become increasingly compressed. Against this backdrop, he said they are beginning to see a strong rebound in credit creation. However, despite the improved economic environment and the growing demand for credit, many small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), particularly those in the agricultural value…

A Ghanaian-led agricultural technology company, Farmerline has disclosed that it deployed over $7 million within the past year to support farmers in Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire through input and asset financing, an intervention that aims to strengthen the agricultural value chain in the two countries. Speaking at the launch of the Ghana Agriculture Fund for Education and Transformation (GAFET) on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the financial controller of Farmerline, Bennet Nyasembi, emphasized that while financing remains critical, sustaining the agricultural sector demands a broader and more integrated approach, particularly investment in human capital and technology. According to him, a resilient…

With the venue at The Palms Hotel in Accra filled to capacity and overflowing, the launch of the Ghana Agriculture Fund for Education and Transformation (GAFET) sparked hope for technical and technologically driven training for students in the various agricultural colleges. Ghana’s agricultural future may not be decided solely on farms, but rather in classrooms, laboratories, and training fields. The launch of GAFET signals a strategic shift, one that recognises that productivity begins with people, not just policy. With an initial GHS 3.5 million already mobilised, the fund aims to scale to GHS 10 million by December 2026 and GHS…

President John Mahama must not assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026,the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said. The NPP urged him to return it to Parliament for broader stakeholder consultation. The opposition party argued that the Bill was rushed through Parliament without sufficient engagement with cocoa farmers and other key stakeholders, despite provisions it says could have far-reaching implications for the cocoa industry. Ranking Member on Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and Co-Chairman of the NPP Policy Committee on Agriculture, Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, made the call at a press conference at the party’s headquarters on Sunday, August 9, 2026.…

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has entered into a partnership with the African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, to establish a 750-acre commercial vegetable production hub aimed at increasing domestic vegetable production, creating jobs and strengthening Ghana’s food security. The initiative was announced by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, during a ceremony to welcome 118 Ghanaian graduates of the People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), whose postgraduate education was sponsored by the Jospong Group through AAC. The Minister described the graduates’ return as a significant boost to Ghana’s…