… Speaking at the launch, World Bank Group Vice President for Planet, Guangzhe Chen, described the Compact as a major step towards building a productive and resilient food system capable of generating employment and attracting private investment. …
… Speaking at the launch, the World Bank Group Vice President for Planet, Mr Guangzhe Chen, described the initiative as a significant step towards building a productive and resilient food system capable of creating jobs and attracting investment. …
… It must strengthen investor confidence, reinforce partnerships, accelerate financing for bankable opportunities, and help build a more competitive, resilient, and self-sufficient regional rice economy.” Guangzhe Chen, World Bank Group Vice-President for Planet said “West Africa h …
… By linking policy reform with investment and delivery, Ghana is creating the conditions to strengthen food security, support farmers and agribusinesses, and unlock private capital at scale,” said Guangzhe Chen, World Bank Group Vice President for Planet. …
… ard building a more productive, resilient, and jobs-rich food system. “By linking policy reform with investment and delivery, Ghana is creating the conditions to strengthen food security, support farmers and agribusinesses, and unlock private capital at scale,” said Guangzhe Chen …
The Government has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national framework supported by the World Bank aimed at improving food security for nearly three million people and creating more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035 through increased agricultural investment and transformation. The first phase from 2026 to 2030 requires about US$3.5 billion in financing from government, development partners, and the private sector, and prioritises commodities including cocoa, oil palm, rice, maize, and poultry.
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Government's launch of the AgriConnect Compact with $3.5 billion funding represents a transformative effort to tackle food security and create millions of jobs through 2035.
The Government has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national framework supported by the World Bank aimed at improving food security for nearly three million people and creating more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035 through increased agricultural investment and transformation. The first phase from 2026 to 2030 requires about US$3.5 billion in financing from government, development partners, and the private sector, and prioritises commodities including cocoa, oil palm, rice, maize, and poultry.
The government has launched the Ghana AgriConnect Compact, a major agricultural transformation programme expected to improve food security for nearly three million people and create more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035, requiring an estimated $3.5 billion for its first phase from 2026 to 2030.
West African leaders and partners at an investment roundtable in Ghana called for increased regional investment in rice production to improve food security, reduce imports, and create jobs, with a target of achieving rice self-sufficiency by 2035. The roundtable identified investment opportunities across the rice value chain including irrigation, seed systems, machinery, milling, and storage.
Ghana, with World Bank and development partner support, has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains including cocoa, oil palm, rice, maize, and poultry. In its first phase (2026–2030), the Compact aims to improve food and nutrition security for an estimated 2.99 million people and support the creation of more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035, requiring estimated financing of about US$3.5 billion.
The government, with World Bank Group support, has launched the AgriConnect Compact, a national framework aimed at strengthening food security, creating jobs, reducing food imports, and mobilising investment across priority agricultural value chains including cocoa, oil palm, rice, maize, and poultry. In its first phase from 2026 to 2030, the Compact targets improved food and nutrition security for an estimated 2.99 million people and the creation of more than 2.6 million jobs by 2035, with estimated financing needs of about US$3.5 billion.
Ghana's government announced a new policy requiring rice importers to demonstrate verifiable partnerships with local rice producers before receiving import permits, aiming to accelerate progress toward self-sufficiency and reduce the import bill.