News » 22.09.2026 - Ghana eyes flower export boom as government moves to build full horticulture industry

Ghana is positioning its horticulture sector for a major export push, with government working on a cut-flower corridor aimed at connecting local producers to markets in Europe, West Africa and the Gulf. Presidential Advisor on the 24-hour Economy, Augustus "Goosie" Obuadum Tanoh, said the country must move beyond growing horticultural products to building the full industry around them.

"Producing is not the same as building an industry," he said. "An industry exists when production connects to aggregation, processing, logistics, and markets, supported by finance, standards, skills, and technology."

Speaking on Friday at the opening of the 14th Ghana Garden and Flower Show, Mr Tanoh said Ghana already has evidence that its horticultural products can compete internationally. He cited Ghana's $75 million mango exports to 42 markets in 2024, making the country Africa's second-largest mango exporter.

"Yet, we continue to import horticultural products that we can competitively produce ourselves," he said. Mr Tanoh said there is both domestic and international demand that Ghana can tap, including a local market for flowers.
 

Source: www.floraldaily.com

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