November 5, 2025
The Soya Value Chain Association of Ghana (SVCAG) is urgently calling on the Government of Ghana to lift the existing ban on the exportation of soybeans, which continues to threaten the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, aggregators, and processors across the country. Background Since the introduction of the Export and Import (Restrictions on Exportation of Grains) Regulations, 2022 (L.I. 2467), which replaced the Restrictions on Exportation of Soya Bean Regulations, 2020 (L.I. 2432), Ghana has imposed restrictions on the export of three key agricultural
November 5, 2025
The Soya Value Chain Association of Ghana (SVCAG) has called on the government to immediately suspend the ban on soybean exports, warning that the restriction has crippled the market, pushed farmers into debt, and threatens to collapse the northern economy. Executive Secretary of the Association, Yaw Afrifa, described the policy as “a human rights crisis,” arguing that it has left farmers stranded with unsold produce and forced many processors out of business. “Prices have crashed from about GHS 1,200 per 100kg bag
August 27, 2024
The government has with immediate effect placed a ban on the export of grains including maize, rice, and soya bean, according to the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong. According to the sector minister, this directive, effective from now to January 2025 is to check the severe drought that has sparked widespread concerns about food security and the livelihood of thousands of farmers in the northern part of the country. The affected regions have been without rain for over two months,
June 8, 2024
Commercialization of GMO Soya Beans Will Destroy Ghanaian non-GMO Soyabeans Production-SVCG to Gov’t
Report By: Ishmael Barfi According to the Soya Value Chain Association of Ghana(SVCAG), the commercialization of Genetically Modified Organisms(GMO) seeds for soya beans will affect numerous peasant farmers engaged in cultivation. The kick against the government’s attempt the Association reiterates is to safeguard the country’s pride from being contaminated while preserving the natural state of the beans.In addition, the possible loss of peasant farmers’ livelihoods should the government go ahead with its plan. Speaking at a press briefing held in Accra on Friday,
