Ghana plans to build a 21,000-tonne grain storage facility in Wa in the Upper West Region, as the government seeks to reduce post-harvest losses and strengthen its capacity to maintain emergency food reserves.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding with DMT Collateral Management Limited for the project, which will be implemented under the government’s Feed Ghana Programme.
The project will involve an export credit of about €4.8 million facilitated by the Danish Embassy, alongside an additional investment of approximately $5 million, according to the Ministry. The facility is expected to be completed and commissioned by August 2027.
DMT Chief Executive Officer Paul Sannie Minlah said the facility would operate as a Food Security Hub, incorporating an emergency grain reserve known as the Hospital Bin to ensure food stocks are available during periods of national need.
The facility is intended to strengthen grain storage infrastructure in the region while helping address losses that occur when harvested produce cannot be stored under suitable conditions.
Food and Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku commended DMT and the Danish Embassy for facilitating the project and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting its implementation.
The project will also provide training for National Service personnel, members of the Feed Ghana Brigades and Ghanaian technicians in silo operations, grain handling and maintenance.
