The Government of Ghana has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national agricultural transformation programme aimed at boosting food security, creating jobs, and reducing the country’s dependence on food imports.
The initiative, unveiled in Accra with support from the World Bank Group and other development partners, provides a coordinated framework to strengthen agricultural productivity, expand value addition, improve market access, and attract private investment into key value chains.
The programme prioritises crops and sectors including cocoa, rice, maize, oil palm, and poultry, while also supporting cashew, coconut, rubber, fisheries, and forestry-based industries.
Under its first implementation phase (2026–2030), the compact seeks to improve food and nutrition security for nearly 3 million people and generate more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035. The financing requirement for this phase is estimated at about US$3.5 billion, expected to be mobilised through government resources, development partners, and private sector investment.
Speaking at the launch, World Bank Group Vice President for Planet, Guangzhe Chen, described the initiative as a major step toward building a more resilient and investment-driven agricultural system in Ghana.
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, said the programme would modernise agriculture, strengthen value chains, and ensure that more food is produced and processed locally to drive national growth.
Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, added that the government remains committed to translating the initiative into tangible results, stressing that Ghana must harness its agricultural potential to create jobs and wealth.
The AgriConnect Compact focuses on improving irrigation systems, seed production, mechanisation, farmer services, agro-processing, and transport logistics to strengthen the entire agricultural value chain.
It also seeks to align policy reforms with investment and implementation, ensuring better coordination between government agencies, development partners, agribusinesses, and farmer organisations.
According to officials, the broader goal is to position agriculture as a key driver of industrialisation, rural development, and long-term economic resilience.
AgriConnect is part of a global World Bank Group initiative targeting transformation of farming systems for millions of smallholder farmers, with Ghana’s version tailored to national priorities and economic conditions.
