
INCREASING IMPORTATIONOF RICE IN GHANA: CAN THE COUNTRY TRANSFORM ITS FORTUNES IN THE RICE SECTOR?
November 5, 2025The 2026 budget statement, tabled by the government on November 13, 2025, has the
theme “Resetting for Growth, Jobs, and Economic Transformation.” According to the
government, the core policy objectives are to consolidate macroeconomic stability,
accelerate economic transformation and job creation, and strengthen national security and the social sectors to promote inclusive growth.

