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The government is set to modernise agriculture and strengthen mechanisation across Ghana through the Farmer Service Centres initiative, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced during the 2026 Budget Statement presentation in Parliament on Thursday, November 13.
Dr Forson said the government will distribute over 4,000 units of agricultural machinery to 50 selected agricultural districts, aiming to increase productivity, reduce manual labour, and improve efficiency along the agricultural value chain.
Comprehensive Machinery Package
The machinery package includes a wide range of equipment designed to support all aspects of farming, including:
- Tractors & Trailers: 660 tractors, 300 tractor trailers, 200 mini tractors, 200 mini tractor trailers
- Mini Tractor Implements: 200 tillers, 200 cultivators, 200 ploughs, 200 harrows, 200 cutter bars, 200 mowers
- Ploughs & Harrows: 460 three-disc ploughs, 200 four-disc ploughs, 330 sixteen-disc harrows
- Precision Farming Equipment: 100 1,000kg mineral fertiliser spreaders, 100 four-row and 100 six-row precision seed drills, 100 thirty-two-row pneumatic seed drills
- Sprayers & Harvesters: 300 800-litre boom sprayers, 50 combine harvesters, 50 maize headers, 25 soy headers
Supporting Farmers and National Food Security
Dr Forson said the initiative reflects the government’s commitment to equipping farmers with the tools and technology needed to boost yields and ensure national food security.
“Our farmers have always carried Ghana on their shoulders. With these investments, we are returning the favour — giving them the tools, technology, and support to carry the nation into a future of food security and prosperity,” he stated.
He added that President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate release of GH¢200 million to the National Food Buffer Stock Company to purchase and store excess food resulting from this year’s surplus. This measure is intended to protect the investments and incomes of food crop and poultry farmers across the country.
Agriculture as a Driver of Economic Transformation
The Finance Minister emphasised that the Farmer Service Centres initiative, alongside other government agricultural investments, is part of a comprehensive strategy to make Ghana self-sufficient in food production, create jobs, and drive economic transformation through agribusiness.
“Agriculture is not just an occupation; it is the engine of Ghana’s renewal,” Dr. Forson said, underscoring the sector’s critical role in national development.
