Nov 13, 2025
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, has called on the church and other institutions to venture into farming, especially under the flagship Feed Ghana Program (FGP).
The Minister made the call when the Apostolic Church – Ghana paid a courtesy on him at his office in Accra.
He used the platform to entreat religious, state, and private institutions to embrace the Feed Ghana Program and own it as a national campaign to attain food sufficiency.
The Minister named some institutions that have joined the Feed Ghana Program, including the National Service Secretariat, the National Fire Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Irrigation Schemes, and the Saviour Church
Hon. Opoku assured that his outfit remains ever ready to provide technical support to the institutions and entities that have boarded the Feed Ghana vehicle.
On the upcoming 41st National Farmer Day celebrations, the Minister revealed that there will be an award category for the best church in Agriculture for the year 2025.
On his part, Dr. Ebenezer Gyamera, the Director of Administration for the Apostolic Church- Ghana, said that the church is farming on 800 acres of land with plantain, pepper, and soya bean as some of the major commodities they produce.
The visit, according to him, was to collaborate with the Ministry to develop a strategic plan to support their farming activities and process their farm produce.
Source: MOFA
Nov 13, 2025
The Chamber of Agribusiness has appealed to the government to increase the budgetary allocation to agriculture to at least 10% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The government allocated some GH¢1.54 billion to the agriculture sector in the 2025 Budget. This represented about 0.115% of the projected GDP for 2025.
Sharing his expectation ahead of the 2026 Budget, the Chief Executive of the Chamber, Anthony Morrison, said, some significant investment will be needed in improving the weak infrastructure system within the agriculture value chain, which hinders growth and competitiveness, both locally and internationally.
“I think that fundamentally, we need to increase the current 3% threshold of GDP to agric, to at least 10%.” He said.
“With regards to the budget, I think more emphasis needs to be placed on addressing the weak infrastructure system that we have in the country. There must be an intensification of mechanisation and deliberate policies to attract the youth into key areas of production,” Mr. Morrison told JoyBusiness, emphasising the need for targeted investments to address structural bottlenecks.
He further highlighted the importance of making Ghana’s agricultural exports globally competitive.
Nov 12, 2025
The leadership of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association paid courtesy call on our Chief Executive Officer, Mr George Abradu-Otoo in Accra on Wednesday.
The meeting discussed the current glut of eggs, foreign players in the sector, and the overall development of the sector.
Nov 12, 2025
A delegation from the Oil Palm Development Association visited the Head Office of National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) to hold discussions on areas of interests.
The meeting discussed the consumption of locally produced palm and vegetable oils, smuggling, wholesome and traceability issues.
The parties agreed to collaborate on the Free SHS feeding in schools.
