Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana

Also known as: PFAG

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana — apex farmer-based organization advocating for local rice producers and calling for import restrictions amid unsold stock crisis.

2026-04-302026-08-04

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May 2026
18 MayJoy Online
… According to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), more than 200,000 metric tonnes of unsold paddy rice and maize from the last season remain stuck in warehouses and on farms, with some rice still unharvested, leaving farmers exposed to bird invasions, bushfires, and m …
The paradox of plenty: How Ghana’s farmers are being sacrificed on the altar of a cheap import agenda
April 2026
30 AprBusiness & Financial Times
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the University for Development Studies (UDS) campus in Tamale, from 21st to 23rd April 2026. …
PFAG holds its AGM to elect new national executives and commemorate its 20th anniversary celebration

Agriculture & Land

Torrential rains destroy rice farms in Weta community

The News

More than 200 acres of cultivated rice fields in the Weta Rice Farming Community, one of Ghana's largest rice-producing areas, have been submerged and destroyed by torrential rains, affecting over 1,024 households and an estimated 5,000 people. Roads, access paths, and warehouses have also been severely damaged, threatening the livelihoods and food security of hundreds of smallholder farmers.

16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 16 July

Torrential rains destroy rice farms in Weta community
More than 200 acres of cultivated rice fields in the Weta Rice Farming Community, one of Ghana's largest rice-producing areas, have been submerged and destroyed by torrential rains, affecting over 1,024 households and an estimated 5,000 people. Roads, access paths, and warehouses have also been severely damaged, threatening the livelihoods and food security of hundreds of smallholder farmers.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 6 July

All cabbage from Agbogbloshie, Madina markets fail safety tests
A joint study by the Ghana Standards Authority and the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development found that 100% of cabbage samples tested from Agbogbloshie and Madina markets exceeded established Maximum Residue Levels for eight different pesticide chemicals. In contrast, 67% of okra samples met safety standards, though some okra from Agbogbloshie Market contained high levels of hazardous chemicals.
6 July 2026 · Daily Guide →

Friday 19 June

Unsold paddy stocks discourage farmers from planting new season
More than 700,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice from the previous season remain unsold, leaving farmers with cash-flow constraints and little incentive to begin cultivation during the current rainy season. According to a former director of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, only about 20 percent of last year's over 960,000-metric-tonne harvest has been sold, and farmers say promised government intervention has not materialised.
19 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 18 June

Rice farmers halt planting over 700,000-tonne unsold stock
Ghana's rice farmers have abandoned fields for the 2026 planting season because they remain burdened with more than 700,000 metric tonnes of unsold paddy rice from last year, lack planting capital, and say government has made no tangible intervention despite promises. A former director of the Peasant Farmers Association reported that tractors are idle across major rice-producing valleys in the North, Volta, and Oti Regions, with farmers owing equipment operators and unable to service debts incurred to buy paddy rice on credit.
18 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Tuesday 16 June

MoFA distributes fertilizer and drones to northern farmers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has distributed 40,000 bags of inorganic fertilizers and five sets of agricultural drones to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana to support the major planting season in Northern Ghana, as part of the government's Feed Ghana Programme aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and food security.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Government distributes 40,000 fertiliser bags and drones to farmers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has distributed 40,000 bags of inorganic fertiliser and advanced agricultural drones to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana under the Feed Ghana Programme to boost food production and strengthen food security. The Ministry plans to distribute approximately one million bags of fertiliser to farmers in all 276 agricultural constituencies nationwide, with additional organic fertiliser allocated to farmer groups and irrigation schemes.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 15 June

Ghanaian farmers demand immediate release of fertilizer subsidy funds
Ghanaian farmers are urging the government to resolve a budget dispute between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and release funds for the national fertilizer subsidy programme to prevent agricultural collapse. Farming communities say prolonged administrative delays and a "bureaucratic deadlock" over GHc1.6 billion in funding claims have left them without essential inputs during the planting season.
15 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 11 June

Farmers call for six-month rice import ban amid unsold stock crisis
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is calling for an immediate six-month ban on rice imports, citing that nearly 90 percent of local rice farmers are holding unsold stock due to competition from imported rice and the National Food Buffer Stock Company's inability to purchase surplus harvests as directed by the President.
11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Wednesday 10 June

Rice farmers demand six-month ban on imports
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has called for an immediate six-month import ban on rice, citing that nearly 90 percent of local rice farmers hold unsold stock and blaming the National Food Buffer Stock Company's failure to purchase surplus rice as directed. The association argues a temporary suspension would allow domestic rice to clear the market and stabilise farm-gate prices.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 4 June

PFAG welcomes rice import quota, warns of urgent implementation need
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has backed the government's rice import quota policy but stressed that delayed implementation risks undermining domestic rice production. According to PFAG's independent assessment, over 90 percent of rice farmers are holding significant unsold stocks.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 18 May

Ghana's farmers losing livelihoods to cheap imports and failed seeds
An investigative analysis argues that over five million Ghanaian smallholder farmers are being harmed by macroeconomic policies and institutional failures, including artificially cheap imported rice and maize flooding the market and defective hybrid seeds from the government's Feed Ghana Programme.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

PFAG elects new national executives at 20th anniversary AGM
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana held its AGM from 21–23 April 2026 in Tamale, bringing together over 300 farmer delegates from over 100 districts across all 16 regions to elect new national leadership and commemorate the association's 20 years as Ghana's apex farmer-based organization. Douglas Annor was elected National President, alongside new Vice President, General Secretary, and regional representatives.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →