Invest in Ghana's farm economy with the risks in view.
Agricultural investment in Ghana turns on things that move fast: government programmes, input and fuel costs priced in dollars, the cedi, and cocoa. Anansi tracks them from official data, market food prices, COCOBOD's producer price, budget statements and the national press, so policy and price shifts reach you early, and it states plainly what it does not cover yet.
- Q1
How has the fall in world cocoa prices shown up in Ghana's export earnings, and has COCOBOD's producer price followed it?
Cocoa futuresCOCOBOD producer priceBoG Monetary Policy Report
- Q2
What did the 2026 Budget commit to agriculture, and what has been reported about delivery since?
Budget 2025 and 2026Mid-Year ReviewPress
- Q3
How far have food prices risen this year, and which way is the cedi pushing input costs?
Food inflationCedi ratesCrude oil
- Q4
Where was white maize cheapest in 2025, and how far apart were prices across markets?
MoFA market prices
COCOBOD purchases, MoFA production statistics, fertiliser and seed prices, and weather data are in development.
For teams investing in Ghana's food and farm economy.
Agribusiness investors and PE
Test a crop, region and entry structure against policy, land and currency risk.
Processors and outgrower operators
Follow input costs, food prices and the government programmes farmers rely on.
Commodity traders and exporters
Watch cocoa and the cedi alongside the policy news behind them.
Agri lenders and insurers
Understand the macro and policy backdrop behind portfolio risk.
DFIs and development programmes
Brief committees on sector performance and the record of past state schemes.
What agribusiness teams ask us.
Drawn from the questions agribusiness investors ask before committing capital. Several are about track record, which is where a press archive earns its keep.
Policy and programmes
- Which national agricultural programmes are funded in the 2025 and 2026 budgets, and what has been reported about their delivery?
- What did the 2025 and 2026 budgets allocate to agriculture and agro-processing?
- How has farm policy changed since the last election?
- What does the new Ghana Cocoa Board Act change, and when does it take effect?
Prices and costs
- How far have food prices risen over the past year?
- Where was yam cheapest in 2025, and how much did prices vary between regions?
- How has COCOBOD's producer price changed since the 2020/21 season?
- How does a weaker cedi change the cost of imported fertiliser, machinery and fuel?
Land and permits
- What is the legal process for leasing a large tract of customary land, and what makes the lease bankable?
- Does a joint venture with majority Ghanaian ownership avoid the 50-year lease limit?
- What does the Land Act, 2020 say about compulsory acquisition and compensation for farmland?
The sector in numbers
- How fast is agriculture growing, and what share of GDP does it hold?
- How dependent are Ghana's export earnings on cocoa compared with gold and oil?
- How have world cocoa prices moved this season, and what does that mean for Ghana's export earnings?
- How does Ghana's farm sector compare with Côte d'Ivoire's and Nigeria's?
What Anansi reads.
What Anansi reads for agriculture today, and what is still in development. We would rather show you the gaps than have you find them.
Food crop market prices
Retail and wholesale prices for maize, rice, cassava, yam, plantain and other crops in about 100 markets, from MoFA (April to October 2025) and the World Food Programme (2006 to 2023)
LiveCocoa producer price
COCOBOD's announced producer price since the 2020/21 season, plus its press releases
LiveWorld cocoa prices
International cocoa futures, every trading day
LiveFood inflation
Bank of Ghana food and non-food inflation, monthly
LiveAgriculture in the national accounts
GSS sector growth and share of GDP since 2013
LiveWorld Bank agriculture indicators
Value added, employment, agricultural land and production indices, with peer countries
LiveCedi, crude and diesel
Daily exchange rates, and WTI and Brent crude and diesel futures behind input and fuel costs
LiveBudget statements
2025 and 2026 budgets and the 2026 Mid-Year Review
LiveLand and planning law
Constitution, Land Act 2020, Lands Commission Act, Land Use and Spatial Planning Act
LiveGhanaian press
Leading national outlets, read twice a day, including reporting on COCOBOD and farm policy
LiveRegulatory change tracker
Ghana's 2026 law and policy changes for agribusiness, including the new Ghana Cocoa Board Act and the Customs and Excise Acts, each with its stage, key dates and sources
LiveCOCOBOD purchases and MoFA production statistics
Cocoa purchases and crop production figures
In developmentInput prices and other farmgate prices
Fertiliser and seed prices, and farmgate prices for crops other than cocoa
In developmentWeather and rainfall
Seasonal and regional climate data
In development
Policy moves the sector. Anansi keeps the record.
Farm programmes, subsidies and trade measures change with the political cycle. The evidence of what was promised, funded and delivered is scattered across budgets, statistics and years of reporting.
Track record, not press releases
Budget statements show what was allocated; the press shows what reached farmers. Anansi puts them side by side, with the source for each.
Costs are a currency story
Fertiliser, machinery and fuel are priced off the dollar. Anansi reads the cedi, crude oil, diesel and food prices together, so cost questions start from the numbers.
Clear about the gaps
Crop production, input prices and weather are not in Anansi yet, and MoFA's latest published market prices are from October 2025. Gaps are listed as in development and prices carry their dates, so you know what an answer can and cannot draw on.
Other sectors
Help shape the agriculture coverage.
We are working with a small group of agribusiness investors, processors and lenders, and their questions decide which data we add next. Request access and tell us what you need.
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