Parliament has adopted Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee’s Report thereby, approving the total sum of Three Billion, Thirty-Seven Million, Five Hundred and Ninety-Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Seven Ghana Cedis for the Ministry, for the year ending 31st December, 2026.
During the 2026 financial year, the Ministry plans to launch the following initiatives central to promoting responsible land use and green agricultural techniques essential for robust productivity and food security: Ensure Sustainable Land and Water Management; Support sound environmental management of the agriculture sector activities; Ghana Land Restoration and Small-Scale Mining (GLRSSMP}.
The rest are to improve on Human resource capacity;
Enhance institutional support systems and mechanisms; and Promote risk reduction, transfer, and alternative livelihoods.
Moving the motion for adoption, the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw submitted that the Committee has carefully examined the budget estimates of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture for the 2026 financial year and it is satisfied that the policies and programmes outlined for the year will go a long way to position agriculture as an anchor for the sustainable growth and development of the country.
He said the Committee has also recognised the essential role of the West African Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) in strengthening Ghana’s food security by aligning its interventions with national priorities for a more robust and climate-resilient agricultural sector,
particularly through support for local production of rice, maize, soya, and tomato, improved irrigation, and climate-smart practices.
Dr. Jasaw noted that the Programme’s promotion of improved seed varieties, climate-resilient fertiliser blends, and the strengthening of meteorological and early-warning systems is already yielding measurable gains in productivity, farmer uptake of improved technologies, and reduced climate-related risks.
According to him, however , he welcomed policies and acknowledged the critical role of financing in ensuring the long-term sustainability and the success of the programme.
The essential role of the West African Food Systems Resilience
Programme (FSRP) in strengthening the national food system hence, the Committee further observed that “FSRP’s support for youth agricultural entrepreneurship and agricultural value chains is enhancing job creation and economic resilience and therefore considers the Programme a strategic partner whose continued support is vital to reducing dependence on food imports and ensuring long-term national food system resilience”.
