Government targets self-sufficiency in sugar production by 2030
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says Ghana will pursue self-sufficiency in sugar production by 2030 as part of efforts to reduce dependence on imports and strengthen domestic agro-industrial production. Presenting the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026, he identified the sugar industry as one of eight integrated agro-industrial sectors under the government's New Economy programme. “Ghana will pursue self-sufficiency in sugar requirements by 2030,” he said.