Peasant Farmers Association Urges 10% Budget Allocation to Agriculture Sector
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to allocate at least 10 percent of the 2026 national budget to the agriculture sector to drive growth, ensure food security, and strengthen Ghana’s economic recovery.
The Finance Minister is expected to present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Wednesday, November 13, 2025. Ahead of the presentation, the Acting Executive Director of PFAG, Mr. Bismark Owusu Nortey, reiterated the association’s call for increased budgetary allocation to agriculture, describing the sector as the “bedrock of Ghana’s economic recovery.”
Mr. Nortey emphasised that the proposed 10 percent allocation should be directed toward capital investments, including the construction of irrigation facilities, warehousing infrastructure, farmer service centres, and feeder roads to improve productivity and market access.
He also urged government to prioritise irrigation projects in the northern parts of the country, such as the completion of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam, desilting and rehabilitation of existing dams, and support for small and medium-scale solar-powered boreholes and pumps.
To reduce reliance on imported farming equipment, Mr. Nortey advocated for policies that promote the local manufacture of mechanisation tools such as power tillers, small planters, and harvesters through private sector partnerships.
“Given the recent post-harvest gluts, we are calling on government to establish an Agriculture Investment Fund to finance agriculture-related expenditure and mitigate unanticipated shocks,” he stated.
He further proposed that the government use the budget to promote the procurement of exclusively locally produced foods by state institutions to support local farmers.
Mr. Nortey also lamented the lack of adequate funding for the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) and called for deliberate allocation of resources to enable the company to mop up excess grains and stabilise farmgate prices.
