• Ghana to deploy 4,000+ farm machines in 50 districts in 2026
• Rollout part of Feed Ghana Initiative via 50 new Farmer Service Centres
• Govt partners with Turkey, Belarus to boost local mechanization capacity
  

The Ghanaian government plans to expand agricultural mechanization in 2026 by deploying more than 4,000 machines and farm implements across 50 districts. The measure was announced in the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented to Parliament on Thursday, November 13.

The equipment to be deployed includes 660 tractors, 200 mini-tractors and their attachments, combine harvesters, precision planters, fertilizer spreaders, and sprayers.

The rollout will take place through the Farmer Service Centres (FSCs) initiative, a central component of the Feed Ghana Initiative for 2025 to 2028, which supports the country’s food sovereignty strategy launched last April.

The program provides for the establishment of 50 integrated FSCs across 50 districts. These centers will offer farmers shared access to modern machinery, technical support for operating the equipment and the inputs needed to raise productivity.

In remarks on November 11, President John Dramani Mahama said the government will open the first 11 FSCs in 2026. The cost and source of the equipment have not yet been disclosed, although the government has announced several international partnerships over the past year.

In July, the Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with Turkish manufacturer Hattat Traktör to set up a new tractor assembly unit in Ghana. A month earlier, the Ministry held discussions in Minsk with Belarus on the supply of agricultural machinery and equipment.

According to a 2022 study, about 78 percent of agricultural work in Ghana is carried out manually. Low mechanization has long been seen as a major barrier to the sector’s development and its ability to reach full productivity.

Stéphanas Assocle