On June 20, 2022, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the country's then-minister of food and agriculture, declared that the government was striving to lower food prices.

He maintains that outside influences can be ascribed to the country's high food prices.

Additionally, he denied assertions that there was a food scarcity in the nation.

There is no food shortage, according to Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.

Contrary to what has been asserted, food is not scarce in Ghana; rather, it is expensive because of external factors.

The Minister asserted that external factors, including as a surge in imported chemicals, were to blame for the increase in food prices rather than changes in Ghana's policy.

As part of his official visit, he addressed MOFA personnel and farmers in the Eastern Region. He informed them that the government was reducing production costs to help customers despite external issues beyond its control.

“We are pushing farmers to transition to organic fertilizers generated locally to lessen fertilizer scarcity on food production and asked the far west to move swiftly to compost.”

Dr. Afriyie Akoto said the government was looking at ways to force banks to lend to farmers to enhance productivity.

This was to address farmers’ incapacity to get loans from banks, he said, adding that attempts to the banks had proven useless over the years and the banks preferred to lend to entrepreneurs over farmers.

Mr Henry Crentsil, Eastern Regional Director of MOFA, said that despite fertilizer scarcity and high production costs, planting for food and employment and other initiatives indicate strong yields.

He claimed farmers’ adoption of better seeds has skyrocketed, especially in maize, signalling an oversupply of food and seasonal price spikes.

The Minister toured private commercial farms, including the Legacy Crop Improvement Center (LCIC), a seed production centre in Otareso, Akuapem North District, and examined its warehouse with a coding room.

He said his tour of the Regions revealed that the nation was well supplied with food, and the facts given by the regional directorates of Agricultural reinforced the idea that Ghana has a healthy, strong agriculture sector inspired by Planting for Food and Jobs.