The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced bold measures under the government’s flagship Feed Ghana programme to stabilise food prices and strengthen food security across the country.
Speaking on the Citizen Show on Accra 100.5 FM on Friday, August 22, 2025, Mr. Opoku emphasised that the initiative forms a key pillar of the government’s 24-Hour Economy agenda and is designed to make food more affordable, accessible, and of higher quality for Ghanaians.
“The new programme is aimed at reducing food prices by ensuring affordability, availability, and quality,” he explained, stressing that food security remains central to national development.
He contrasted current efforts with the past, noting that food inflation soared to a record 61 percent in July 2023 under the Akufo-Addo administration, despite the much-publicised Planting for Food and Jobs initiative. By comparison, food inflation stood at just five percent in 2014 during John Mahama’s first term.
Mr. Opoku also revealed that his Ministry inherited significant challenges, including GH¢9 billion in debts and outstanding obligations such as unpaid subscriptions to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and a 27,000-tonne cereal debt to ECOWAS. He said these issues are being addressed in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.
Despite the financial burden, he assured that government is committed to restoring confidence in the agriculture sector and repositioning it as a driver of economic growth.
“Our focus is on building resilience, reducing food prices, and supporting farmers so that agriculture becomes a dependable backbone of the 24-Hour Economy,” he said.
