Ghana Exim Bank is projecting that the country could achieve significant self-sufficiency in the sourcing and use of locally manufactured agricultural machinery within the next five years.

The move forms part of broader efforts to strengthen Ghana’s agribusiness value chain.

A member of the Business Advisory Services Department at Ghana Exim Bank, Dr. Hellie Gonu, who facilitated a clinic session aimed at providing technical and advisory support to stakeholders across the agricultural value chain, underscored the need for farmers to adopt locally manufactured machinery, stressing that this shift is critical to achieving national self-sufficiency in agricultural equipment.

“I can say in the next five years, I foresee us being stable, being secured when it comes to sourcing local machinery. The participants and exhibitors have seen that there are Ghanaians who are interested in what has been exhibited, but were not aware that these things were available.

“For instance, those having the groundnut tool for harvesting, we have those in the groundnut sector saying, ‘you have this here, then we are ready to purchase’. In five years, we should have top-notch finishing, improved machinery, and smart technology,” Dr. Hellie Gonu said in an interview with Citi Business News.

Exhibitors also presented technologies designed to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance value addition across the sector.

Some also called for increased institutional support to scale up production and commercialize their innovations.

“The food dryer is to support post-harvest losses. So this gadget solves all those problems. To upscale this one, we are urging the government to come to our aid, then help us to ensure that this goes viral and people patronize it,” Zakaria Joshua Wumpini, a student of Dabokpa Technical Institute, said.

“I think, in short, the whole purpose is to reduce post-harvest losses, and we don’t just do this. We also train people on how to do this one. So we are with the SMEs through the whole value chain.

“We train on how to even grow your crops, and then we assist you with these things, testing the food, packaging, and everything. At CSIR, we are open to PPPs, so we are open to investments. We are inviting investors to come to CSIR so that we can scale up,” Rita Amo-Nyampong, marketing officer of CSIR, added.

Day two of the Ghana Agrotech Fair 2026 on Wednesday March 18, 2026 saw exhibitors showcase a range of innovations and smart agricultural solutions.

Organized by Ghana EXIM Bank and the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness, and Technology, the three-day Agrotech Fair showcases local agricultural machinery, agro-processing equipment, and digital agricultural technology