The World Bank has launched two major interventions in Ghana to strengthen key agricultural sectors. Under the West Africa Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP), about 12 million dollars will support the Poultry Intensification Scheme, targeting commercial poultry farmers with improved day‑old chicks, vaccines, and matching grants to modernize processing facilities and enhance biosecurity. The aim is to cut dependence on imported chicken meat, increase local production, and create jobs along the poultry value chain.
At the same time, the Bank has committed roughly 75 million dollars to the Cocoa Rehabilitation Project, focusing on the rehabilitation of 25,000 hectares of ageing and disease‑affected cocoa farms. The project will provide improved planting material, better agronomic practices, and technical support to smallholder farmers, reinforcing cocoa as a pillar of Ghana’s export earnings and regional food‑system resilience.
