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Ghana earmarks 500 million cedis for grain storage silos
Ghana’s agriculture minister says the government has set aside 500 million cedis to build silos and has procured about 30,000 tonnes of maize for reserves.
Wednesday 11th November 2026
By inAfrika Newsroom
Ghana launched an $18.8 million rice project in Tamale on 9 November that the government expects to reach about 20,000 smallholder farmers. The African Development Bank is financing the project with a grant.
The project covers seven areas in northern Ghana, including Tamale, Mion and Savelugu, according to the government’s Information Services Department. It includes plans to develop 3,200 hectares of land for rice production in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone.
The agriculture ministry plans to upgrade selected seed centres and make planting and harvesting equipment available. Support for mills includes machines to remove stones and sort grain, as well as improved equipment for parboiling, which involves partially boiling rice before milling.
Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku said Ghana produced about 960,000 tonnes of milled rice in 2025, up from about 685,000 tonnes in 2022. He put domestic production at about 56% of national consumption. The government’s separate 2028 target is 3.31 million tonnes of paddy, which is rice before milling.
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