In a significant move to support Ghana’s agricultural sector, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has commenced the nationwide distribution of 40,000 bags of fertilizer to farmers across the country.
The initiative is aimed at enhancing food production and ensuring that essential farming inputs reach beneficiaries in a timely and transparent manner.
At a distribution ceremony, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Mr. Eric Opoku emphasized that the Ministry is serving purely as a facilitator in the process, ensuring the fertilizers are delivered directly to farmers without retaining a single bag.
“We are playing our part. The fertilizers arrived some days ago and have been kept briefly. But everything must leave today through you to the farmers. No diversions. No delays. This is about impact. We want to make sure the donation serves its purpose by helping farmers increase production,” he stated.
According to the Minister, the allocation is targeted at specific regions and farmer groups as follows:
Volta Region – 20,000 bags (covering 18 districts)
Oti Region – 10,000 bags (covering 9 districts)
Peasant Farmers Association (nationwide) 5,000 bags
Ahafo Ano West Constituency 1,000 bags
Afram Plains North Constituency 1,000 bags
Afram Plains South Constituency 1,000 bags
Jirapa Constituency 500 bags
Bia West Constituency 500 bags
Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency 1,000 bags
Additionally, regions in the north, including the Upper East, Upper West, North East, and Savannah—are expected to receive their share as part of the nationwide distribution.
The 2,000 tons of fertilizer were donated by the Kingdom of Morocco to Ghana to support agricultural productivity and strengthen food security.
The Ministry has urged Members of Parliament, farmer groups, and local leaders receiving the supplies to ensure the fertilizers reach the intended beneficiaries without diversion or misuse.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiary regions, the Volta Regional Minister, Mr. Dzifa Gunu expressed gratitude to the Agriculture Minister and assured that the fertilizers would be delivered directly to the farmers.
Meanwhile, the Ministry has issued a strong warning to the general publicb especially individuals and businesses, in the agribusiness sector to ignore a fraudulent online scheme operating under the name “Agriculture SME Grant Initiative 2025.”
According to the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Osei-Opoku Gyamfi, the initiative, which falsely claims to offer agribusiness grants through registration with a so-called “Global Farmer Association” based in Nairobi, Kenya, is not sanctioned by the government.
He stressed that there is no officially approved Agriculture SME Grant Initiative for 2025, and any programme requiring online registration or foreign payment should be treated as a scam.
Story by Osman Issah Abadoo
