The government is set to waive taxes on agro-processing machinery to boost investment and productivity in Ghana’s agribusiness sector. The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mr Sampson Ahi, disclosed this on Monday at the Regional Agribusiness Dialogue in Sunyani. He noted that the initiative forms part of a […]

An 11-member delegation from the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, to discuss potential areas of collaboration and provide updates on ERCA’s engagements with member states. Speaking during the meeting on Tuesday in Accra, the Minister […]

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has lauded the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) for its remarkable contributions to rural industrialisation and entrepreneurship in Ghana over the past three decades. Speaking at the Programme Completion Stakeholders Workshop on Tuesday in Accra, the Minister noted that the conclusion […]

The National Technical Working Committee (NTWC) on the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) Agenda 2031 has successfully held its first series of meetings, marking a significant step in Ghana’s leadership role in Africa’s debt and trade agenda. The meetings, held from August 26 to 29 at the National […]

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MoTAI) has inaugurated a five-member Fixed Assets Coordinating Unit (FACU) to strengthen the management and accountability of the Ministry’s assets. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Chief Director of the Ministry, Mr. Noah Tumfo, charged the members to conduct a thorough review of […]

The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mr. Sampson Ahi, has called for deeper collaboration between India and Africa to drive prosperity, sustainability, and inclusive growth. Speaking on behalf of the sector minister at the 20th India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi, Mr. Ahi stressed that the partnership between […]

The delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), led by the Director for West and Central Africa, Mr. Abdouraouf Gnon Konde, has paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Interior to discuss the ongoing realignment of UNHCR operations in Ghana as part of a global restructuring […]

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has set up an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to oversee the revival of the Komenda Sugar Factory. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Accra, the sector minister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, described the factory as a valuable national project started under the previous […]