Over the past two decades, Ghana has experienced consistent economic growth and poverty reduction, with GDP reaching $76.4 billion in 2023 and projected to grow further in the coming years. Agriculture contributes up to 21.1% of the country’s GDP, yet the sector continues to underperform due to persistent challenges such as low productivity, reliance on rain-fed farming, poor land management, limited access to finance and technology, and vulnerability to climate change. Priority value chains, namely poultry, tomato, and soybean, are essential for food security, employment, and economic growth, but face significant constraints that limit their full potential.
Since 2023, PARM has been working with the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), to design the Ghana Agricultural Risk Management (GhARM) programme aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to manage agricultural risks in the three priority value chains: poultry, soybean, and tomato. The programme was officially introduced to development partners and key stakeholders on 2 October 2025 during a roundtable organized by PARM and MoFA in Accra.
Agricultural risk management for improved productivity and sustainable food and nutrition security
GhARM is a five-year, $49.4 million programme designed to improve agricultural productivity, resilience, and sustainability in Ghana’s poultry, soybean, and tomato value chains. Its goal is to address systemic agricultural risks, enhance resilience, and reduce Ghana’s dependence on imports. The programme aligns with the government’s Feed Ghana national strategic programme, launched in April 2025, which aims to transform the agricultural sector, ensure food security, create sustainable employment, and boost economic growth through increased domestic production and exports.
The GhARM programme is structured around three core components: capacity development for agricultural risk management, strengthening farmer-based organizations (FBOs), and coordinating policy and advocacy efforts. These components are designed to address critical gaps and build resilience across the selected value chains. Programme interventions will focus on implementing innovative risk management tools, such as climate and agricultural insurance, market access, price risk management, and access to finance and insurance services, as well as on scaling proven agronomic practices and technologies that enhance productivity and income for smallholder farmers. These include high-yielding and climate-smart varieties, yield-enhancing inputs like rhizobium inoculants, legume fertilizers, and biostimulants, as well as improved mechanization services (e.g., rippers, planters, harvesters, and threshers).
The programme will benefit 75,000 smallholder farmers, of which 50% are women, 30% are youth, and 10% are persons with disabilities in Upper East, Upper West and Northeast Regions of Ghana, which are characterized by high poverty levels and climate vulnerabilities. GhARM aims to promote gender equity, social inclusion, and job creation through skilled labour and agribusiness development.
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