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Ghana to Import 3,000 Farm Machines From Belarus in 2026 as Mechanization Drive Expands

Ghana to Import 3,000 Farm Machines From Belarus in 2026 as Mechanization Drive Expands
Wednesday, 11 March 2026 09:26
  • Belarus to ship 3,000 agricultural machines to Ghana in 2026

  • Partnership includes maintenance centres and technician training programmes

  • Ghana plans 4,000 machines across 50 districts under mechanisation drive

Belarus plans to ship 3,000 pieces of agricultural machinery to Ghana in 2026, including tractors, implements, seeders and plows, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on March 9, citing Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov.

Ryzhenkov said the shipment is part of a broader partnership with Accra that also includes maintenance centers and training programs for local technicians. The move reflects growing cooperation between the two countries in agricultural mechanization, following a meeting in Minsk on June 6, 2025 between Ghanaian Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku and Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich.

Boosting agricultural mechanization

The development comes as Ghana seeks to expand mechanization in its agricultural sector, with plans to deploy more than 4,000 agricultural machines across 50 districts in 2026.

The program will be implemented through the Farmer Service Centers initiative and the Feed Ghana Initiative (2025-2028), a pillar of the country’s food sovereignty strategy launched in April 2025, authorities said.

The plan includes 50 integrated agricultural service centers, designed to give farmers shared access to modern machinery, technical support for operating the equipment and agricultural inputs to boost productivity.

Speaking on Nov. 11, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama said the government plans to inaugurate the first 11 service centers in 2026. Mechanization in Ghanaian agriculture remains limited. About 78% of farming operations in Ghana are still carried out manually, according to a study published in 2022.

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