The government is intensifying efforts to make Ghana’s coffee industry a key driver of wealth and job creation.
Dr. Ishmael Nii Dodoo, Head of Innovation, Partnership and Markets at the 24 HR & Accelerated Export Development Secretariat, said the government has developed frameworks to “de-risk the investment” for coffee farmers and entrepreneurs.
“Last week… one of the things that the budget did is to anchor the essence of the budget on the 24 economy. And the government is significantly investing in an environment that will enable farmers to be able to de-risk their agribusiness so that private sector can come in.”
Addressing stakeholders at the 2025 Coffee Week launch in Accra on Monday, Dr. Dodoo explained that the Farm24 programme provides access to “cheap patient capital… giving you three to five years moratorium to be able to build your equity.” Dr. Dodoo said this fund, currently exceeding half a billion dollars, will support seedling production, farming, processing, and export initiatives.
He stressed the importance of women and youth in agribusiness, noting, “If we want to really drive a very powerful coffee economy, we have to invest intentionally in the power and the prowess of the women.”
Dr. Dodoo concluded that the government’s interventions are designed to ensure farmers’ sweat is “appropriately remunerated” and to create wealth across the coffee value chain.