THE Ministry of Food and Agricul­ture (MoFA), and Fauree Link Ghana Limited have signed a landmark Memo­randum of Understanding (MoU) to digitise the country’s agricultural sector.

Signed in Accra on Monday, the agreement establishes a framework for the development and deploy­ment of a government-branded, Ghana-specific digital agricultural ecosystem platform known as “Akuafo Anidaso — meaning Farmers’ Hope.”

The platform is intended to serve as the central digital backbone of Ghana’s agricultural ecosystem. A statement issued by the two parties after the signing said “It will support national farmer registra­tion and identity verification, digital input distribution and targeted subsidy management, as well as embedded agricultural financing solutions.”

“Designed as a government-brand­ed white-label system, the platform will align with the national Feed Ghana Programme and the broader agricultural modernisation agenda,” the statement said.

Under the terms of the MoU, Fauree Link Ghana Limited will design, customise, deploy and operate the platform.

A structured pilot programme is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2026, ahead of the new farming season. The pilot will evaluate sys­tem readiness, farmer onboarding processes and ecosystem integra­tion before a nationwide rollout.

The agreement also underscores Ghana’s commitment to data sov­er­eignty and farmer protection. Individual user data will remain the property of farmers, while aggregated and anonymised macro­economic data generated through

• Mr Sib Ali, (second from left), Fauree Link Ghana Limited Board Chairman, exchanging the Agreement document with Mr Eric Opoku (middle), Minister of Food and Agriculture

the platform will be treated as a sovereign national asset.

By integrating technology into farmer registration, financing, subsidy distribution and market systems, the initiative is expected to boost productivity, enhance trans­parency, improve subsidy targeting and expand farmers’ access to finance and structured markets.

Industry observers said the initia­tive positions Ghana to emerge as a regional leader in digital agricul­tural governance and agri-finance innovation.