Ghana is the 3rd largest cassava producer in Africa, producing 28 million MT per year across 1.1 million hectares, with over 70% grown by smallholder farmers. However, a critical gap exists in industrial-grade cassava supply. While domestic food use is well served, industrial demand, for High Quality Cassava Flour, ethanol, and starch, stands at 7.5 million MT per year against a domestic supply of only 650,000 MT, leaving a supply gap of 6.85 million MT per year.

Key Interventions
Investment targets the production of 6.85 million MT per year of industrial-grade cassava across the Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono East, Central, and Eastern regions. This involves:

• Establishment of 1,970 modern mechanized farm units (50 ha each) in 6 enclaves, with high-yielding varieties targeting 40 MT/ha, up from the current average of 25 MT/ha
• Private investment of USD 269 million to establish the farms
• Government investment of USD 40 million in tax exemptions, climate-smart systems, land titling and lease arrangements, and linkages with processors

Ghana consumes 550,000 MT per year of meat, with poultry accounting for 60% of total consumption. Of the 284,000 MT of broiler consumed annually, 95% is imported, representing USD 350,000 spent on imported pre-cut, packaged, and frozen broilers every year. The opportunity exists to reach self-sufficiency by producing and processing more than 340,000 MT per year of broilers by 2032, across the Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, and Greater Accra regions.

Key Interventions

• Establishment of 5 integrated processing facilities (1,500 MT/yr each) across 4 enclaves, capable of dressing, cutting, packaging, blast freezing, and cold storage
• Private investment of USD 13.6 million
• Government investment of ~USD 2 million in tax exemptions, feed industry revamp, early warning systems, vaccination campaigns, and veterinary services
• Anchor farmers to receive Day-Old Chicks, feeds, drugs, vaccines, and extension support

Soybean is a strategic industrial crop in Ghana, with significant production deficits across the value chain. Ghana currently produces only 30% of its grain requirement (983,378 MT/yr), 13% of its soymeal requirement (701,215 MT/yr), and just 4% of its vegetable oil requirement (700,000 MT/yr). The expanding poultry and fish industries are driving growing demand for soybean as a key feed ingredient, while urban demand for vegetable cooking oil is rapidly increasing.

Key Interventions
Investment targets the production of 220,000 MT per year of grain across the Savannah Region, involving:

• Establishment of 100 modern mechanised farms (1,000 ha each) in 3 enclaves, with high-yielding varieties targeting 2.2 MT/ha, up from the current 1.5 MT/ha
• Private investment of USD 393.7 million
• Government investment of USD 59 million in tax exemptions, climate-smart systems, land titling, and linkages with processors

Ghana currently has 12 outdated processors with 200,000 MT per year of installed capacity, but these operate at only 48% capacity due to low extraction efficiency, poor-quality soymeal, and inability to procure grains at market price. With domestic soybean grain production set to increase significantly under Case 3, a major processing opportunity exists to meet demand for soymeal and vegetable oil.

Key Interventions

• Processing of 175,000 MT per year of soybeans across 3 integrated facilities in 3 enclaves
• Each facility to feature integrated solvent extractors to improve the quantity and quality of oil and soymeal
• Private investment of USD 215 million
• Government investment of USD 32 million in tax exemptions and support for soybean grain production

Rice is the second most important cereal in Ghana, with 1.4 million MT consumed annually. Currently, only 54% is produced domestically, the remaining 46% is imported. Ongoing government investments in irrigable land expansion and improved varieties are projected to drive domestic paddy production to 3 million MT per year, cultivated across 635,800 ha at an expected yield of 4.8 MT/ha. Investment in processing is urgently needed to translate this production growth into competitive milled rice.

Key Interventions

• Processing of 115,200 MT per year of rice across 5 integrated facilities in the Upper East, North East, Oti, and Volta regions
• Each facility to mill at low moisture content, polish, sort, destone, package, and store
• Private investment of USD 126.8 million
• Government investment of USD 19 million in tax exemptions and rice production support