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GIPA courts investors as Bono East positions itself as Ghana’s next investment hub
The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) has intensified efforts to attract investment into the Bono East Region, highlighting its strategic location, agricultural potential and opportunities for industrial growth. The call was made during the Regional Investment Forum in Techiman, which marked the conclusion of...
A New Dawn for Ghana Cocoa: Reforms set to improve farmer livelihoods and financial sustainability
In February 2026, the Government of Ghana announced a comprehensive package of reforms to the cocoa sector aimed at restoring financial discipline, securing the sector’s long-term viability, and guaranteeing fair prices for farmers. These decisions followed an emergency Cabinet session convened to confront the historic...
Food insecurity 10 times higher among uneducated households — GSS
Deep inequalities are shaping Ghana’s food security landscape, with new data showing that education and location are key determinants of who goes hungry. A report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that households headed by individuals with no formal education are nearly 10 times more likely to face poor or...
1 in 5 households spend over 75% of income on food as cost pressures mount — GSS
Rising living costs are tightening the grip on Ghanaian households, with new data showing that food is consuming an increasing share of incomes pushing many closer to vulnerability. A report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that nearly one in five households spends more than 75 percent of their total expe...
GAFET sets GHC100m target to transform agricultural education by 2028
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has launched the Ghana Agricultural Fund for Education and Transformation (GAFET), a national endowment designed to provide sustainable financing for agricultural education and the human capital needed to transform the sector. The Fund was formally launched by the Minister fo...
Gov’t to establish agro-processing drive to boost jobs, food security
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has outlined the government’s plans to transform agriculture into a profitable enterprise through the establishment of processing facilities across the country to provide ready markets for farmers.
Complete Farmer launches CF Grower and CF Buyer to deepen digital agriculture in Ghana
Complete Farmer has launched two digital platforms, CF Grower and CF Buyer, to help farmers produce more efficiently and give buyers a more reliable way to source agricultural commodities. The platforms, launched in Accra on June 11, 2026, are designed to connect farmers, buyers and other players in the agricultural va...
Under-invoicing scandal hits Ghana’s raw rubber exports, over US$700m unaccounted for
and export irregularities exceeding $70 million over a two-year period. Investigations indicate that exporters significantly understated both the value and volume of shipments, raising concerns about revenue losses and the sustainability of the country’s local rubber processing industry. Data from the Ghana Revenue Aut...
Nkoko Nkitinkiti introduced to cut poultry imports and boost local production – Demordzi
The National Coordinator of the Feed Ghana Programme, Bright Demordzi, says its Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme is a key import substitution intervention designed to increase domestic poultry production, create jobs and reduce Ghana’s dependence on imported chicken. As part of efforts to transform agriculture and strengthen...
CSIR-SARI bemoans low demand for locally developed seedlings amid imported alternatives
The Director of the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Francis Kusi, has expressed concern over the low patronage of locally developed crop seedlings, despite significant investment in their production.
Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire move to align cocoa prices in bid to boost farmer incomes
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to harmonise their cocoa farm-gate pricing policies in a major move aimed at improving farmer incomes, strengthening market stability, and deepening cooperation between the world’s two largest cocoa-producing nations.
MPs partner with Afarinick to boost Ghana’s cocoa production capacity
Some legislators in the Volta and Oti regions have entered into a partnership with Afarinick Company Limited to strengthen Ghana’s cocoa production capacity, currently projected at 650,000 to 700,000 metric tonnes annually.