The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has dragged the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to the Right to Information (RTI) Commission for its failure to respond to a formal Right to Information (RTI) request for detailed information on the government’s Feed Ghana Program (FGP) for the 2025 fiscal year.
Mr. Ahiagbah, in his application to the Commission, is seeking four forms of relief. First is for the Commission to “determine that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture unlawfully denied him access to information in violation of Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989). Second, “direct the Ministry to provide full access to the requested information.”
Third, “issue any further directives necessary to ensure compliance with Act 989,” and lastly, “grant any additional relief the Commission deems just and appropriate under the circumstances.”
Details
The main RTI request, filed on 5 March 2026 under the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), sought clarification on budget allocations, actual expenditures, programme implementation, and outcomes. As of 9 April 2026, the ministry had failed to respond to the request, and a review request submitted by Mr. Ahiagbah on 10 April 2026 was also ignored.
The Feed Ghana Programme, part of the government’s Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA), aims to bolster national food security, enhance crop and livestock productivity, and generate employment for youth across the country.
In the submission, Mr. Ahiagbah sought the total public funds allocated to the programme in 2025, broken down by sources including government revenue, internally generated funds, and development partner support.
It also requested data on actual releases and expenditure, as well as a detailed breakdown of spending across key components, such as input support (seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals), mechanization services and equipment, irrigation development, livestock and poultry interventions, and extension services for farmers.
More clarity
The request further asked for information on the total number of beneficiary farmers, including regional distribution and intervention types, as well as the program’s geographic coverage across regions, districts, and communities.
Details on measurable outputs and outcomes, such as acreage cultivated, crop yields, and livestock production, were also requested.
Ahiagbah stated that the information would be used to raise public awareness of the programme and to support ongoing national discussions on agricultural productivity and food security.
“The public deserves clarity on resource use and programme outcomes, given that Ghana’s economy heavily depends on agriculture,” the request noted.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has a statutory obligation to provide the information within the timelines set by the Right to Information Act.
5,000 deployments?
The Feed Ghana Programme has been central to Ghana’s agricultural policy, targeting both smallholder and commercial farmers to enhance domestic production and reduce reliance on imports.
At the 2025 Asogli Yam Festival in the Volta Region, Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang said the government will soon deploy 5,000 graduates in agriculture and veterinary science to support the implementation of its flagship Feed Ghana Programme across the country.
“This initiative is expected to turn research findings into practical solutions while providing modern extension services to boost agricultural productivity”, the Vice President said.
In her address, she highlighted the significance of the Feed Ghana Programme in addressing key challenges facing the agricultural sector, including erratic rainfall, post-harvest losses, and poor market access.
She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting vegetable cultivation and other agribusinesses by providing modern farming technologies.
“This year, under the Ministry of Agriculture, the Feed Ghana Programme is being rolled out with tangible support including significant allocations that have been made to agriculture in 2025. Supporting programmes like the Vegetable Development Project and the famous ‘Nkok) Nkititi’s poultry,” Professor Opoku-Agyemang said.
She explained that the government’s plan includes deploying thousands of skilled young people to work directly with farmers nationwide.
“This also includes 5,000 graduates in agriculture and veterinary science who will be deployed across the country, including the Volta Region, to work side by side with farmers providing modern extension services, sharing new techniques and helping bridge research and practice,” she added.
The FGP
The Feed Ghana Program (FGP) is a 2025–2028 national initiative under the Agricultural for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA) designed to boost food security, create jobs, and slash food imports.
It focuses on 22 priority value chains—including maize, rice, and poultry—through 1 million household gardens, 16,000 youth in agriculture positions, and new farmer service centers.
The key components and objectives of the programme are: Targeted Crops: Focuses on maize, rice, soybeans, sorghum, tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers.
Youth & Household Empowerment: Equips 1 million households with garden kits and aims to create 16,000 jobs for youth in commercial farming and 10,000 in aquaculture
Infrastructure & Support: Establishes Farmer Service Centers for equipment access, and 6,000 acres of school-based farms.
Poultry Revitalization: Aims to bridge the production gap in the poultry industry.
The programme’s goal is essentially to seek to transform the agricultural sector, reduce the $2 billion annual food import bill, and ensure sustainable economic growth. The programme is managed by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which oversees the implementation and coordinates with various stakeholders to boost local production.
