加纳 John Dramani Mahama 总统承诺，其政府将致力于提供个位数利率的农业信贷以促进生产并确保国家粮食安全。他表示当前农民获取资金的利率过高，这意味着他们 "实际上是在为银行工作，而不是为自己谋利"。

总统在 12 月初于霍城举行的 2025 年全国农民日庆祝活动上作出上述承诺，并宣布全国食品通胀率从今年 1 月的 28.3% 显著下降至 10 月的 9.5%。

以 "养活加纳，食用加纳，保障未来" 为主题，总统公布了旨在实现农业现代化、创造就业、降低食品通胀和促进农村工业化的综合性 "养活加纳" 计划。

该计划将发展主要农作物和牲畜的价值链，扩大灌溉系统，建立农民服务中心，并改善仓储和农产品加工。

"农业部门的持续转型需要精心设计、全面且有序的干预措施，并以纪律性和承诺来实施。'养活加纳' 计划正是体现了这一方法。" 总统强调。

自 2019 年以来，全国农民日庆祝活动首次重返沃尔特地区首府，由阿索格利王国国王（Agbogbomefia），十四世·托比·阿菲德阁下（Togbe Afede XIV）担任主席。

活动展示了加纳农业的骄傲成果、当地农产品制作的各种美食，以及演讲和文化表演。政界人士、神职人员、学生、学者和公众成员出席了活动。

在灌溉方面，总统表示 "创富灌溉计划" 正在开发 3520 公顷土地，同时在 Afram 平原飞地也有重大工程进展。农业部将分发太阳能水泵以实现全年耕作。

"即使你只有 10 英亩农场，我们也会为你钻井安装太阳能水泵。不需要电力就能供水，实现全年农业。" 他解释道。

为减少收获后损失并提高机械化程度，政府已完成 5500 台农业机械的供应协议，并将在全国建立 50 个农民服务中心。Mahama 总统重申了学校供餐计划必须采购本地农产品的指令。

"当加纳农民还积压着去年的大米库存时，学校供餐供应商却从越南采购大米，这是不可接受的。" 他说。

总统高度赞扬了国家农民和渔民，称他们是 "加纳粮食安全的真正守护者"。他呼吁所有加纳人投身农业："农业能带来丰厚收入，这就是为什么即使作为总统，我也是一个农民。所以每个人都可以成为农民。"

托比国王则对多个关键农业领域生产力下降表示担忧，特别是曾作为加纳经济支柱的可可、棉花和咖啡产业，强调需要更强有力的国家干预、研究投资和振兴政策来恢复增长和竞争力。他赞扬政府 100 亿美元的 "大推动计划" 将显著改善农村道路和关键基础设施。

获奖者包括：

Ahafo 地区 Sankore 区的 Cecilia Addae（最具创业精神女性可可农民）、东北地区 West Mamprusi 区的 Aminatu Sulley（全国最佳乳木果采摘者）、Bono 东部地区 Techiman 区的 Kwasi Gyan（全国最佳咖啡农民）等。

北部地区最佳渔业推广官员奖由来自 Bono 东部地区 Kintampo 的 Israel Hanson Arthur 获得，而来自阿香蒂地区 Adansi 的 Esther Boateng 则赢得了南部地区的同一奖项。

中部地区 Bantama Mbofrakyinu 的 Margaret Ahadjitse 获评全国最佳鱼类加工者。来自 Bono 东部地区 Abodwesekrom 的 Kofi Adukpo 被评为全国最佳内陆渔民，而上东部地区 Kongo 的 Richard Ditton 则获得了全国最佳养鱼户奖。沃尔特地区 Ketu 南区的 Clement Sewornu 获全国最佳海洋渔民称号。

President Pledges Single-Digit Interest Rate Loans for Farmers

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged that his administration will work to provide agricultural credit at single-digit interest rates to boost production and ensure national food security.

He said the current situation, where farmers accessed capital at high interest rates, meant they "virtually will be working for the bank, not for themselves".

The President made the pledge when he addressed the 2025 National Farmers Day celebration in Ho last Friday, where he also announced a significant drop in the national food inflation rate from 28.3 per cent in January to 9.5 per cent as of October this year.

Speaking on the theme: “Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana, Secure the Future”, President Mahama unveiled a comprehensive “Feed Ghana” programme aimed at modernising agriculture, creating jobs, reducing food inflation and fostering rural industrialisation.

The programme, he said, would develop value chains in key crops and livestock, expand irrigation, establish farmer service centres, and improve storage and agro-processing.

“A sustained transformation of the agricultural sector requires well-designed, comprehensive, and sequenced interventions implemented with discipline and commitment. And so the Feed Ghana programme embodies exactly this approach,” President Mahama stated.

Event

The National Farmers Day celebration returned to the Volta Regional capital since 2019, with the Agbogbomefia, Togbe Afede XIV, as the chairperson.

It featured an exhibition of Ghana’s agricultural pride, a variety of dishes from local produce, speeches and cultural displays.

In attendance were politicians, the clergy, students, academia, and members of the public.

Key interventions

On irrigation, the President said 3,520 hectares were being developed under the Irrigation for Wealth Creation Initiative, with significant work also ongoing on the Afram Plains enclave.

He added that the Ministry of Agriculture was set to distribute solar water pumps to enable year-round farming.

“Even if you have a 10-acre farm, we will drill a borehole for you. We will install a solar water pump. You don’t need electricity. It will supply you with water so that you can do year-round agriculture,” he explained.

To tackle post-harvest losses and improve mechanisation, the government has finalised agreements for the supply of 5,500 agricultural machines and is establishing 50 Farmer Service Centres across the country.

Prioritising local produce

President Mahama reiterated a directive for the School Feeding Programme to procure food items locally.

“It is unacceptable that suppliers of the School Feeding Programme buy rice from Vietnam to feed our schoolchildren, when Ghanaian farmers are sitting with rice inventories from last year,” he said.

He commended local scientists for developing improved crop varieties, such as a new weevil-resistant cowpea, adding that the National School Agriculture Programme, which will engage educational institutions in food production, will soon be launched.

Tribute to farmers

The President further paid glowing tribute to the nation’s farmers and fishers, describing them as “the true custodians of Ghana's food security” who persevere despite challenges.

He ended with a call for all Ghanaians, including public officials, to take up farming, stating: “Agriculture is profitable and agriculture brings good incomes, and that's why even as President, I am a farmer. And so everybody can be a farmer.”

Revitalisation policies

Togbe Afede XIV, in his remarks, lauded farmers, fishers, processors and all value chain actors for their unwavering dedication to ensuring food security, generating foreign exchange earnings and sustaining livelihoods across the country.

He, however, expressed deep concern over declining productivity in several critical agricultural sectors, particularly cocoa, cotton and coffee industries that once significantly powered Ghana’s economy, emphasising that these crops have historically been pillars of national development, and stressed the need for stronger state intervention, research investment and revitalisation policies to restore growth and competitiveness.

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli commended the government’s $10 billion Big Push Programme, describing it as a transformative initiative that, when fully implemented, will significantly enhance roads and critical infrastructure in rural farming communities.

Other awardees

Cecilia Addae from Sankore District in the Ahafo Region was adjudged the Most Enterprising Female Cocoa Farmer, while Aminatu Sulley from the West Mamprusi District in the North East Region emerged the National Best Sheanut Picker.

Kwasi Gyan from Techiman District in the Bono East Region won the National Best Coffee Farmer.

The National Best Fisheries Extension Officer in the Northern Zone award went to Israel Hanson Arthur from Kintampo in the Bono East Region, while Esther Boateng from Adansi in the Ashanti Region claimed the same award for the Southern Zone.

Margaret Ahadjitse from Bantama Mbofrakyinu in the Central Region was adjudged the National Best Fish Processor.

Kofi Adukpo from Abodwesekrom in the Bono East Region was named the National Best Inland Fisher, while Richard Ditton from Kongo in the Upper East Region took the award for the National Best Fish Farmer.

Clement Sewornu from Ketu South District in the Volta Region was honoured as the National Best Marine Fisher.

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文：Kester Aburam Korankye

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