The major agricultural exports to the UK were vegetables and fruits worth £59.4 million, fish and shellfish worth £39.6 million, and coffee, tea, and cocoa worth about £18.7 million. The Agriculture and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) delegation is on a three-day trade mission to Ghana to establish closer partnerships in areas such as improved genetics and agriculture innovation, looking at both arable and livestock agriculture.
The British High Commission is focused on enhancing trade volumes between the two countries by boosting British exports to Ghana and Ghanaian exports to the UK. The delegation, including UK meet producers and exporters, has been introduced to meet importers to grow new connections and business links for Ghanaian and British companies. The agriculture sector contributed nearly 19% to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product in 2022 and around 40% of the country’s workforce.
The UK’s agric-tech expertise is world-leading, covering satellite farm networks, precision agriculture and engineering, crop protection, soil health, livestock productivity, health and welfare, and agri-data. The UK-Ghana Trade Partnership Agreement provides duty-free and unlimited access to British markets and products. The Growth Gateway, a UK Government tool, provides free business support services to UK and African businesses to access the UK and African markets.
Dr Awal Fuseini, Senior Exports Manager (AHDB) and leader of the delegation, said the mission was mutually beneficial to strengthen collaboration and enable meat importers to have direct access to supplies in the UK. The agriculture sector would generally benefit from improved genetics in terms of animal breeds while complementing the deficit in meat supply in the UK.
Source: GNA