President John Dramani Mahama will officially perform the sod-cutting ceremony for Ghana’s first Farmer Services Centre (FSC) at Takoratwene in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District on March 21, 2026.
The event marks a major milestone in Ghana’s drive to modernize agriculture and position the country as Africa’s emerging agricultural hub.
The project is part of the government’s 24-Hour Economy Programme and the Feed Ghana agenda of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, aimed at strengthening the agricultural value chain, creating jobs for young people, and boosting food production nationwide.
The ceremony will be attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, the Member of Parliament for Afram Plains South, Joseph Appiah Boateng, the District Chief Executive, Moses Tangeme, as well as senior government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, traditional authorities, farmers, youth groups, and investors.
The Farmer Services Centre will serve as a one-stop agricultural hub, bringing together mechanization services, irrigation support, farm inputs, post-harvest storage, aggregation platforms, financing, and market linkages under one coordinated system.
Key services will include mechanized land preparation, supply of certified seeds and fertilizers, equipment leasing and harvesting services, farmer training and extension support, storage facilities, and commodity aggregation for markets.
Government officials say the initiative will lower production costs, increase productivity, improve farmer incomes, and create new opportunities in modern agribusiness, especially for young people.
Minister Eric Opoku described the center as “the engine room of Ghana’s new agricultural economy, where mechanization, irrigation, finance, and aggregation converge into bankable production.”
He added that the initiative will encourage young people to see agriculture as a profitable, technology-driven industry capable of generating sustainable livelihoods.
Beyond increasing production, the Farmer Services Centre is expected to stimulate rural economic growth by attracting agribusiness investment, improving logistics, and strengthening agricultural value chains.
The government plans to roll out multiple Farmer Services Centres across major agricultural zones, creating a national network to support production, aggregation, processing, and export.
President Mahama is expected to stress that the project represents a national commitment to food security, farmer prosperity, and agricultural industrialization, laying the foundation for Ghana’s ambition to become a leading agricultural powerhouse in Africa.
For farmers, youth entrepreneurs, and rural communities, the message is clear: a new era of modern agriculture in Ghana is beginning.
