Ghana’s agribusiness sector has received a significant boost as GB Foods Africa secures 6,000 acres of land in the Afram Plains for large-scale tomato farming, marking one of the most ambitious private agricultural investments in the country in recent years.
The development was announced at a high-level meeting held at the Ministry of Trade in Accra on Monday, February 16, 2026. The meeting brought together the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the Spanish Ambassador to Ghana, Angel Lossada Torres-Quevedo, and senior executives of GB Foods Africa.
Chief Executive Officer of GB Foods Africa, Vicenç Bosch, revealed that the newly acquired 6,000-acre land is more than three times the size of the company’s existing tomato farm in Nigeria, currently among the largest in West Africa.
According to Mr. Bosch, GB Foods has been piloting tomato farming and processing operations in Ghana over the past two years, with harvesting expected to begin in the coming weeks. He noted that early results from the pilot phase have been encouraging.
While tomato yields in parts of Central Africa range between five and ten tonnes per acre — significantly lower than yields in China (about 180 tonnes per acre) and Spain (around 140 tonnes per acre) — the company has successfully improved yields in Nigeria to between 60 and 70 tonnes per acre.
In Ghana, the first year of pilot production recorded 20 tonnes per acre, with projections to increase output to 40 tonnes per acre in the second year.
Mr. Bosch emphasised that the company’s strategy is focused on strengthening local production rather than depending on imports.
“For us, this is about developing the industry where we operate. It is not about importing; it is about building local capacity,” he stated.
However, he highlighted the challenge posed by low-cost tomato imports and called for policy support, including quota systems similar to those adopted in Senegal and Nigeria, to allow local production to scale sustainably within a five-to-seven-year period.
In response, Madam Ofosu-Adjare welcomed the investment, describing it as aligned with the government’s industrialisation and food security agenda under President John Dramani Mahama. She underscored the importance of strengthening domestic raw material production to enhance economic resilience.
“If you have the industry here but your raw material is somewhere you do not control, when there is a problem there, you suffer. We are committed to ensuring that raw materials are produced in Ghana so that food security can be assured,” she said.
The Spanish Ambassador also commended the initiative, describing GB Foods Africa as a dependable agribusiness partner known for delivering socio-economic benefits in host communities. He noted that the project reflects deepening cooperation between Ghana and Spain in the agricultural sector.
The 6,000-acre Afram Plains initiative is expected to reduce Ghana’s reliance on tomato imports, create jobs, strengthen the agricultural value chain and position the country as a more competitive player in tomato production and processing.
