The 2026 Budget presents one of Ghanaโs most ambitious commitments to agricultural modernisation, positioning the sector as the engine of growth, jobs, and rural prosperity.
ย ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐
- ย ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ถ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒโ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฎ)
A transformational programme to expand 100,000 hectares of plantations, create over 250,000 jobs, and cut the nearly 200,000 MT of crude palm oil imports.
Government has also established a GHยข6.9 billion financing window to boost nurseries, out-grower schemes, land banks, and value addition.
- ย ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ฆ๐๐)
50 FSCs will be operationalised with 4,000+ units of agricultural machinery, including tractors, combine harvesters, sprayers, seed drills, and tillers making mechanisation accessible and affordable for farmers nationwide.
- ย ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Government is expanding irrigation infrastructure across over 3,500 hectares, including Afram Plains, Tamne, Vea, and centre pivot systems across eight regions. This is key to securing all-year-round food production.
- ย ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ
Massive scale-up of seeds, fertilisers, and vegetable inputs:
โข 4,388 MT maize seed
โข 31,000 MT rice seed
โข 272,000 MT fertiliser
โข 200 solar-powered boreholes for vegetable farming
- ย ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ & ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐
GHยข200 million allocated to the National Buffer Stock Company to buy excess produce and protect farmer incomes.
- ย ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐
GHยข828 million earmarked for 1,000 km of enclave roads to reduce post-harvest losses and improve market access.
- ย ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
A GHยข100 million investment to modernise Ghanaโs fisheries and aquaculture sector.
By:Henry Cofie Fordi