- Mango Farmers to Receive at Least GH¢5.22 Per Kilogram This Season
The Tree Crops Development Authority has announced a minimum producer price of GH¢5.22 per kilogram for second-grade fresh mango for the 2026 major season, in a move aimed at improving price transparency and protecting farmers within Ghana’s growing mango value chain.
The Authority said the price was set after consultations with key stakeholders, including the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters and other actors within the mango industry.
According to the TCDA, the announcement was made in line with Section 3(f) of the Tree Crops Development Authority Act, 2019, Act 1010, and Regulation 47(1) of the Tree Crops Regulations, 2023, L.I. 2471.
The intervention is intended to promote fair pricing, strengthen export competitiveness and improve transparency in the marketing of selected tree crops.
Ghana’s mango sector has become one of the country’s promising tree crop industries, contributing to export earnings, rural employment and agro-industrial development. The setting of a minimum producer price is therefore expected to provide farmers and buyers with a clearer pricing benchmark for the 2026 season.
The Authority said producers with first-grade mangoes are free to negotiate premium prices above the announced minimum producer price. This is expected to encourage quality production, better post-harvest handling and stronger compliance with export-market standards.
The TCDA also reminded all actors within the selected tree crops value chain, including nursery operators, service providers, input dealers, aggregators, exporters and processors, to register and obtain licences in line with existing regulations. The registration and licensing exercise is expected to improve standards, strengthen traceability, promote quality assurance and enhance regulation across the sector.
TCDA currently regulates six selected tree crops in Ghana: mango, coconut, cashew, rubber, oil palm and shea.
For mango farmers, the GH¢5.22 minimum price provides a clearer floor ahead of the major season. But for the wider industry, the bigger test will be whether pricing discipline, licensing and quality controls can help Ghana move from raw production toward a more competitive export and processing value chain.
