Accra: The Federation of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) has announced its ambitious plan to boost Ghana's non-traditional export earnings to $15 billion by 2030. This target has been set following the sector's early achievement of the government's 2027 export earnings goal.
According to Ghana Web, FAGE Chief Executive Officer Abdul-Karim Dubiure highlighted the federation's collaborative efforts with the government and key stakeholders to enhance the country's export infrastructure and agricultural value chains. Dubiure spoke ahead of the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2026, which is themed "From Soil to Sovereignty: Building Agricultural Self-Reliance." The event is scheduled for September 3 to 5, 2026, at the Palms Convention Centre, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.
FAGE is addressing several challenges facing exporters, with a particular focus on post-harvest losses and logistics. "We are working on a number of projects, which include cold chain development across the country," Dubiure stated. The initiative aims to establish cold storage facilities and warehousing in farming regions to preserve fresh produce and minimize losses after harvest.
In addition to storage solutions, FAGE plans to use refrigerated vehicles to transport produce efficiently from farm gates to processing centers and export points. Dubiure also revealed plans to develop an agro-processing and agro-economic zone in Tamale, positioning northern Ghana as a direct export hub for agricultural goods. "We will have an agro-processing and agro-economic zone where we can lift goods directly from Tamale Airport to Europe. It is even shorter than bringing them to Accra before flying them to Europe," he explained.
The FAGE CEO highlighted the government's achievement of generating $5 billion in non-traditional export earnings by 2025, two years ahead of the 2027 target. "When this new government came into power, they targeted that by 2027 we should bring in $5 billion from non-traditional exports. As of 2025, we had hit that $5 billion. So that's a success story," he stated.
Dubiure expressed confidence that the country would surpass its longer-term objective of $10 billion in non-traditional exports by 2030. He further disclosed FAGE's internal target of $15 billion in export earnings by the same year. "Within our members, we say that by 2030 we should be looking at $15 billion," he noted.