Deputy Minister of Agriculture John Dumelo has revealed that the government plans to establish more than 250 Farm Service Centres across the country within the next four years to support farmers and strengthen Ghana’s agricultural production.
Speaking on Joy News during a discussion on Ghana’s food sovereignty 69 years after independence, Mr Dumelo explained that the centres would serve as strategic support hubs for farmers by providing access to mechanisation, agricultural chemicals, subsidies and other essential farming services.
According to him, the initiative forms part of broader efforts by the government to improve local food production and enhance the resilience of the agricultural sector.
Mr Dumelo disclosed that 12 of the Farm Service Centres are expected to be completed by the end of 2026, marking the first phase of the nationwide rollout. “This year alone, we will cut the sod for almost eleven or twelve Farm Service Centres.”
He further indicated that President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod for the first Farm Service Centre in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region within the next two weeks. “Next week or next two weeks, the president is cutting sod for Farm Service Centre in the Afram Plains.”
“The goal for the Farm Service Centre is that, at the end of the four years, we would have established over 250 farm service centres across the country,” he assured.
The deputy minister said the establishment of the centres would help remove longstanding barriers that limit farmers’ access to critical inputs and financial support, thereby boosting productivity and strengthening the country’s food security agenda.
SOURCE: Myjoyonline.com
