The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated three Technical Committees on Agriculture Financing, which has been given three weeks to develop a comprehensive policy framework to support financing for strategic economic crops: cocoa, palm oil, and rice.
Members of the Committee include:
- David Collison – Ministry of Finance
- Samuel Arkhurst – Ministry of Finance
- Cynthia Arthur – Ministry of Finance
- Frederick Amissah – Ministry of Finance
- Emelia Awuviri – Bank of Ghana
- Desmond Agbogah – Bank of Ghana
- Samuel Yeboah – GIRSAL
- Kojo Aboagye-Yeboah – EXIM Bank
- Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey – Development Bank of Ghana
- Edna Baffoe-Bonnie – Ministry of Finance (Secretary)
- Deborah Ashun – Ministry of Finance (Secretary)
In a related development, Dr. Forson also inaugurated the Technical Committee on the Oil Palm Project, with membership drawn from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Tree Crops Development Authority, Forestry Commission, and the Environmental Protection Authority.
Similarly, the Technical Committee on the Cocoa Project was inaugurated, bringing together representatives from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ghana Cocoa Board, Tree Crops Development Authority, Forestry Commission, and the Environmental Protection Authority.
According to the finance minister, the committees are expected to provide actionable frameworks and strategies that will improve financing, enhance productivity, and ensure sustainability across the agricultural value chain.
