{"id":116732,"date":"2026-04-03T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/edfag-commends-government-on-farmer-services-centres"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:43:42","slug":"edfag-commends-government-on-farmer-services-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/edfag-commends-government-on-farmer-services-centres","title":{"rendered":"EDFAG Commends Government on Farmer Services Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The Equipment Designers and Fabricators Association of Ghana (EDFAG), the nation\u2019s leading body of registered engineering innovators has welcomed President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s nationwide establishment of Farmer Services Centres (FSCs).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Ebenezer Kakrah Hammah, the President of EDFAG in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said as the primary representative of Ghana\u2019s fabricators and industrial designers, EDFAG viewed the initiative headlined by the pilot centre by President Mahama at Takoratwene in the Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region as a landmark step toward modernising Ghana\u2019s agricultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>It said the transition from manual labour to mechanised farming is non-negotiable for food security, and the government\u2019s commitment to 50 centres was a commendable milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said to ensure the long-term sustainability and impact of this initiative, EDFAG proposes a number of strategic priorities such as prioritising Local Content over Imports and Job Creation and Import Substitution.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Strategic Technical Partnerships and Adherence to Global Standards.<\/p>\n<p>Touching on prioritising local content over imports, the statement said: \u201cWhile we recognise the need for specialised heavy machinery like tractors, we strongly urge the Ministry to look inward for the fabrication of essential implements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhanaian fabricators are currently producing world-class seeders, multi-crop threshers, and irrigation equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement said integrating local machinery into farmer services centres ensured that maintenance and spare parts were available internally, preventing the risk of foreign-sourced \u201cequipment graveyards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concerning job creation and import substitution, the statement said by sourcing equipment locally, the initiative had the potential to create over 1,000 direct jobs for Ghanaian youth particularly in fabrication, maintenance, and technical services.<\/p>\n<p>This it said directly supported the Minister\u2019s vision of import substitution and strengthening the cedi by reducing the flight of capital for foreign tools.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to strategic technical partnerships, EDFAG proposed a collaborative framework where their certified fabricators served as the technical backbone of these FSCs.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that establishing specialised maintenance units within these centres would safeguard the state\u2019s investment and provide vital apprenticeship opportunities for rural youth.<\/p>\n<p>On adherence to global standards, the statement said in partnership with UNIDO and the Ghana Standards Authority, EDFAG would ensure that locally manufactured tools meet international benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite the Ministry to consult with our technical experts to set the quality standards for all equipment deployed at these centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating the need for a call to action, the statement said to maximize the impact of the farmer service centres, EDFAG called on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to convene a stakeholder a meeting with local fabricators to align on equipment needs.<\/p>\n<p>It also called for the establishment of a local content framework to ensure a percentage of farmer services centres equipment was sourced from Ghanaian firms.<\/p>\n<p>It called for the facilitation of scaled production, a support financing pathway for fabricators to meet the nationwide demand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must ensure the machines driving our farms are designed and built by Ghanaian hands. We are ready to work with Honourable Eric Opoku, the Food and Agriculture Minister to make \u2018Made in Ghana\u2019 the engine of this agricultural renaissance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Ghana<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The Equipment Designers and Fabricators Association of Ghana (EDFAG), the nation\u2019s leading body of registered engineering innovators has welcomed President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s nationwide establishment of Farmer Services Centres (FSCs). Mr Ebenezer Kakrah Hammah, the President of EDFAG in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said as the primary representative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[429],"class_list":["post-116732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-ghana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EDFAG Commends Government on Farmer Services Centres - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Ghana. 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