The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Sampson Ahi says Ghana is committed to strengthening trade partnerships with Mexico to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
The Deputy Minister stated this at a strategic meeting with the Mexican Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Norma Ang, on Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 in Accra.
The visit was to explore deeper bilateral cooperation, particularly around trade, agriculture, agribusiness, and export development.
The discussions began with a shared commitment to strengthening feed the industry initiative, with the Deputy Minister outlining the Ministry’s plan to divide the country into competitive agricultural zones.
This approach, he explained, would allow farmers to specialise in crops best suited to their respective regions. He added that the government aims to establish processing factories in high-yield areas, citing fruits like oranges, cashews and mangoes as examples of commodities with significant potential to feed the industry in line with the Ministry’s mandate to add value to all Agricultural products.
The Deputy Minister stressed that countries must diversify export destinations, especially as major economies can suddenly impose unexpected tariffs, which will affect long-standing trading partnerships. He noted that Ghana is proactively exploring new markets across Latin America, Asia and Europe, making Mexico’s interest in deeper collaboration particularly timely.
Hon. Ahi again highlighted that the 2026 government Budget prioritises oil palm development, a crop that Mexico also expressed interest in due to its growing engagements with the tree-crop Development Authority.
The Deputy Minister, further spoke on deepening Ghana’s export of cocoa products including chocolate, cocoa powder among others into the Mexican market and acknowledged concerns around how to penetrate this competitive space.
He also used the platform to address some of Ghana’s structural challenges, explaining that most raw materials are imported, which raises the overall cost of production.
Addressing raw material shortages, reducing import dependence, and creating jobs remain central to Ghana’s industrialisation drive, he indicated, while maintaining that the president of the Republic is spearheading the Accelerated Export Development Program to pave the way for the country to increase export and decrease import. A way that will “ transform Ghana into an export driven economy”.
On her part, the Mexican Ambassador emphasized that Mexico sees vast opportunities to partner with Ghana.
She suggested identifying specific sectors where cooperation could be most impactful, decentralized and proposed that regions from both countries such as Ghana’s Western Region could directly engage counterparts in Mexico to foster practical collaboration.
The Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Anibal Gómez Toledo, who is also the Director General for Africa, Central Asia and Middle East reaffirmed Mexico as a power house of Agriculture and said his believe in Ghana as a stable country governed by the rule of law, where investors are protected and foreign direct investment can thrive, will create a positive partnership between the two countries.
He also welcomed the positive news that Ghana is planning to open an Embassy in Mexico City, adding that “We are growing fast in our relationship” not only politically but economically.
