PR & COMMS UPDATES – MOTAI
Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, has listed the Ministry’s noteworthy accomplishments since the current government came to power, pointing to robust increases in exports, industrial revitalisation, and increased assistance for companies and job creation.
On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, in Accra, the Minister presented the Ministry’s scorecard at the Government Accountability Series. He stated that the accomplishments are rooted in President John Dramani Mahama’s vision to boost manufacturing, position agribusiness as a transformative force, increase exports, and generate sustainable jobs, especially for young people.
She stated that value addition, market diversification, and targeted export assistance under the Accelerated Export Development Programme drove Non-Traditional Export revenues to US$2.54 billion in the first half of 2025, a 41.21 percent increase over the same period in 2024.
With the first-ever road shipment of mangoes to Morocco, Ghana also created export history. At significant international trade shows, exporters obtained orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and ongoing talks with China under an Early Harvest Agreement to increase duty-free access for Ghanaian goods were among the major market access benefits that Hon. Ofosu-Adjare noted.
She stated that value addition, market diversification, and targeted export assistance under the Accelerated Export Development Programme drove Non-Traditional Export revenues to US$2.54 billion in the first half of 2025, a 41.21 percent increase over the same period in 2024.
With the first-ever road shipment of mangoes to Morocco, Ghana also created export history. At significant international trade shows, exporters obtained orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and ongoing talks with China under an Early Harvest Agreement to increase duty-free access for Ghanaian goods were among the major market access benefits that Hon. Ofosu-Adjare noted.
She continued by saying that Ghana’s involvement in international events like GITEX Dubai and the World Expo in Japan has increased export prospects and investor trust.
Regarding industrialisation, the Minister declared the completion of a number of strategic manufacturing policies, such as those pertaining to textiles, pharmaceuticals, automotive components, and special economic zones, in addition to initiatives to revitalise state-owned businesses that had ceased operations and build new agro-processing facilities throughout the nation.
She also revealed that programs like the Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship Program trained over 155,000 young people, thousands of whom received start-up kits and access to financing, while the Ghana EXIM Bank disbursed GHS304 million in 2025 to assist trade and industrial financing.
The Minister also proposed actions to promote Ghana-made products, empower women in trade and agribusiness, and reform business regulations in order to improve Ghana’s investment climate.
Looking ahead, she stated that the Ministry will concentrate on growing agro-processing, improving export competitiveness, establishing a 24-hour business climate, and assisting Ghanaian enterprises in fully leveraging prospects under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Source: newsthemegh.com