The Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Name

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Legal name

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Website

https://mofa.gov.gh

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Agricultural Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAB

Agriculture & Food Security Development

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAEAG

Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Technical Assistance

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYBPADALAG

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYAFACAFAN

On-Farm Water Storage & Reservoir/Lagoon Services (Design, Lining, Maintenance)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Irrigation & Water Management Services (Design, Scheduling, Maintenance)

Keywords

• Government agricultural policy
• Agricultural extension services
• Food security programs
• Farmer input credit
• Climate-resilient agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: MoFA operates as a government ministry funded through national budget allocations from the Government of Ghana treasury.
2. Agricultural Input Credit System: Under PFJ 2.0, the ministry facilitates input credit through participating banks where farmers receive inputs on credit and repay through produce delivery to aggregators, with banks providing payment guarantees to input suppliers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture operates as Ghana's principal government ministry responsible for developing and implementing agricultural policy, ensuring national food security, and driving agribusiness development. Its core offerings include flagship subsidy and input-credit programs (Feed Ghana Programme, Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II, Rearing for Food and Jobs), donor-funded agricultural development projects (EU-GAP, SAPIP, FSRP, ESRF, GPVVCP), nationwide agricultural extension services delivered through Regional and District Departments, mechanization services via Farmer Service Centres, and digital agriculture infrastructure through the Ghana Agricultural and Agribusiness Platform (GhAAP).

Product overview

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture operates as a government ministry with multiple agricultural programmes and initiatives rather than a unified commercial product. The core offerings include the Feed Ghana Programme (FGP) as the current flagship initiative, the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II (PFJ 2.0), and the European Union Ghana Agriculture Programme (EU-GAP). Supporting programmes include the Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) for livestock development, the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP), and various projects targeting peri-urban vegetables, climate resilience, and rice production. Additional services include the annual National Farmers' Day Celebration, cost of healthy diet monitoring, and a library of agronomic training videos. These programmes collectively aim to modernize Ghana's agricultural sector, ensure food security, reduce import dependency, and create employment opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feed Ghana Programme (FGP) A four-year agricultural transformation programme (2025-2028) serving as the flagship initiative of the Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA). An integrated agricultural acceleration programme designed to boost production, ensure food security, provide raw materials for agro-industry, reduce import dependency, and create sustainable employment.
• Planting for Food and Jobs Phase II (PFJ 2.0) The second phase of Ghana's flagship agricultural programme, launched in August 2023. Transitions from direct input subsidies to an Input Credit System linked to structured market arrangements. Covers 11 priority commodities including rice, maize, soya, sorghum, cassava, yam, tomato, onion, pepper, and poultry over a five-year period.
• European Union Ghana Agriculture Programme (EU-GAP) A 7-year programme (2017-2024) with total funding of €147 million implemented in 14 districts in Upper West, North East, and Savannah Regions. Provides critical infrastructure investments and strengthens integrated business models along selected agricultural value chains.
• Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) One of five models under the PFJ flagship programme launched in 2019. Develops a competitive livestock industry through elite stock distribution (chickens, sheep, goats, pigs), genetic improvement, and feed resource valorisation.
• Ghana Peri-Urban Vegetables Value Chain Project (GPVVCP) Subsidiary project under GCAP funded by US$2.85 million grant from Japan Social Development Fund. Improves productivity and market access for vegetable farmers in peri-urban communities through water harvesting, small-scale irrigation, and capacity development.
• Climate Resilient Landscapes for Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Ghana 7-year climate resilience project targeting smallholder farming communities in northern Ghana. Implements early warning systems, climate-resilient agricultural practices, and landscape restoration across Upper West, Upper East, and North East Regions.
• West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) Youth & Women's Incubation Programme FSRP intervention providing training, mentorship, and equipment support for 5,060 youth and women entrepreneurs in rice, maize, soya, tomato, and poultry value chains. Includes capacity building modules and agri-tech incubator support.
• Emergency Support to Rural Livelihoods & Food Systems Exposed to COVID-19 (ESRF) IFAD-funded project ($40.1 million total) to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic effects on vulnerable populations. Provides agricultural inputs, PPEs, cash transfers, and livelihood equipment to smallholder farmers across 61 districts.
• Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) ADF-funded project (US$39.01 million) anchored on PFJ and 1D1F initiatives. Transforms agricultural value chains in Ghana's Savannah zone through TAAT-S commercial production of maize and soybean under Conservation Agriculture.
• Sustainable Development of Rain-fed Lowland Rice Production Project Japanese Technical Cooperation project (2009-2014) implemented in Northern and Ashanti Regions. Develops technical packages and farming support systems for sustainable rain-fed lowland rice development with 1,000 beneficiary farmers.
• Export Marketing and Quality Awareness Project (EMQAP) Co-financed by Government of Ghana and African Development Bank with loan amount of UA18.84 million (USD $28.84 million). Implemented in four regions over five years, focusing on export marketing and quality awareness for Ghanaian agricultural products.
• National Farmers' Day Celebration Annual national event celebrating Ghanaian farmers' contributions. The 42nd edition was launched recently, recognizing outstanding farmers and promoting agricultural development.
• Cost of a Healthy Diet Monitoring Quarterly bulletins published by Statistics, Research and Information Directorate analyzing retail food prices from 190 markets across 16 regions. Reports on minimum cost for meeting Ghana's National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines.
• Afram Plains District Agricultural Development Project (APDADP) ADF-funded project ($32.5 million) improving agricultural output and household incomes in Afram Plains District through production development, infrastructure, and institutional capacity building.
• Agronomic Videos and Training Materials Video library including guides for cashew production, soybean cropping, quality seeds, yam post-harvest handling, and agronomy training for rice, maize, pepper, onion, and tomato.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rice production increased from 667,000 metric tons in 2016 to 1,190,000 metric tons in 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Food Research Institute (FRI)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Implementing partner for FSRP Youth and Women's Incubation Programme, supporting selection and rollout of Module 1 training for grains (rice, maize, soya) across Northern, Middle and Southern zones.
• Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI-GAEC)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Implementing partner for FSRP Youth and Women's Incubation Programme, supporting Module 1 training for tomato at BNARI-GAEC offices.
• Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Implementing partner for FSRP Youth and Women's Incubation Programme, supporting training for standardization and certification.
• AGRA (Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Provided PPEs and cash donation of GH¢10,000 for COVID-19 Fund for Agriculture and Food Security.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017EU-GAP with total funding of €147 million over 7 years (2017-2024) implemented in 14 districts of Upper West, North East, and Savannah Regions. Focuses on infrastructure investments and integrated business models along selected value chains.
• GIZ (German Development Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Implementing MOAP-GIZ component of EU-GAP for institutional capacity building and commodity value chain development. Also implementing ComCashew REACH component for climate resilience.
• UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited Entity for Climate Resilient Landscapes for Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Ghana project. Executing Entities include Environmental Protection Authority and Ghana Meteorological Agency.
• Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical support on irrigation for agricultural projects including GPVVCP and EU-GAP water management components.
• IFDC (International Fertilizer Development Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to develop and transfer improved production technologies to smallholder farmers. Since 2002, contributed to development of agriculture including urea deep placement technology and seed value chains in northern Ghana.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): FAO is the global policy/technical agency that supports MoFA's programmes, including the recent FAO-supported Animal Health logistics handover. Comparable as a broader incumbent shaping national agriculture strategies and providing technical standards MoFA implements.
• World Food Programme (WFP): WFP operates food security and smallholder market support programmes in Ghana alongside MoFA's ESRF and FSRP initiatives. Comparable as a broader UN-system incumbent addressing the same food security and resilient livelihoods agenda.
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): IFAD is a core financier of MoFA's ESRF ($40.1M) and other programmes, and a multilateral convener of smallholder-focused agricultural development. Comparable as the broader global incumbent that funds and co-designs programmes similar to PFJ 2.0.
• CGIAR: CGIAR consortium drives the global agricultural research agenda and underpins climate-resilient, seed-system, and rice/maize productivity research MoFA deploys. Comparable as an upstream R&D incumbent whose outputs feed into MoFA's extension programmes.

Emerging players

• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): AGRA partners with MoFA on input systems, seed sector development, and smallholder financing across Ghana. Comparable as a pan-African non-state actor operating in the same value-chain and policy-adjacent space.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (Kenya): Kenya's national agriculture ministry operates similar input subsidy, extension service, and value chain development programmes. Comparable in mandate, multi-donor funding structure, and oversight of crop and livestock directorates across Kenya's 47 counties.
• Ministry of Agriculture (Tanzania): Tanzania's agriculture ministry runs flagship programmes (e.g., ASDP, TAFSIP) with donor co-financing and district-level extension delivery. Comparable as an East African peer addressing smallholder productivity, irrigation, and value chain integration.
• Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Nigeria): Nigeria's national agriculture ministry runs flagship programmes such as the Agricultural Promotion Policy and input subsidy schemes across Nigeria's 36 states. Directly comparable as a West African counterpart operating extension-driven, subsidy-linked, donor-funded transformation programmes at country scale.

Others

• African Development Bank (AfDB): AfDB is a core financier of SAPIP ($39.01M), EMQAP, and the Agricultural Water Management component of EU-GAP. Comparable as a critical enabling/financial partner that co-funds infrastructure and value chain programmes MoFA executes.

Regional players

• Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage (Burkina Faso): Burkina Faso's agriculture and livestock ministry operates in the same Sahelian/Savannah ecological zone and runs IFAD/AfDB-funded programmes targeting smallholder productivity. Comparable in agro-ecology, donor mix, and livestock inclusion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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