Ghana plans to connect more than 70,000 farmers participating in the government’s Feed Ghana Programme with agricultural technology providers and businesses across West Africa, as part of efforts to raise productivity, reduce post-harvest losses and strengthen food security.

Bright Kwadzo Demordzi, national coordinator of the Feed Ghana Programme, said the initiative would link farmers organised in cooperatives with businesses offering agricultural technologies, machinery and services.

The announcement was made at the second West Africa Agri Show in Accra, where agricultural companies showcased equipment and solutions covering areas including productivity, irrigation and income generation.

The programme aims to go beyond connecting farmers with equipment suppliers. Officials also want to link agricultural production with storage facilities, processing companies and other businesses involved in the value chain.

“Over 70,000 farmers” are currently organised in cooperatives under the programme, Demordzi said, adding that the government would work to connect them with the solutions presented by agricultural businesses.

The initiative is also intended to address post-harvest losses, which remain a major challenge for Ghanaian farmers. Feed Ghana identifies improved access to irrigation, mechanisation, agricultural inputs, aggregation, warehouses and silos among its measures to increase productivity and strengthen agricultural value chains.

From sales to practical demonstrations

Demordzi called on agricultural businesses to go beyond simply selling their products and instead conduct practical demonstrations and field trials with farmers.

He said farmers’ profitability and their ability to reduce post-harvest losses should be key measures of whether agricultural solutions are effective.

The initiative forms part of Feed Ghana’s broader objective of reducing Ghana’s dependence on imported food while increasing domestic production, value addition and agricultural employment.

According to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Feed Ghana is designed to increase agricultural productivity, improve food security, supply raw materials to agro-industries, create jobs and reduce import dependency.

The programme has already reported increases in domestic production. The agriculture ministry said maize production had exceeded national consumption, while rice self-sufficiency rose from 42% to 56% and poultry self-sufficiency from 5% to 21% over the 17 months following the programme’s launch in April 2025.

The next phase will focus on strengthening links between farmers and value-chain actors, including those involved in purchasing, storage, transportation and processing, according to Feed Ghana officials.