Gov’t to develop 150-acre air cargo hub at Tamale Airport
Government is set to develop an approximately 150-acre air cargo hub at the Tamale International Airport to facilitate the export of vegetables, fruits and other high-value agricultural produce from northern Ghana to international markets. National Coordinator of the 24-Hour Economy Secretariat, Goosie Tanoh, who announced the plan, said the project forms part of a broader […]
The Ghanaian government plans to construct a 150-acre air cargo hub at Tamale International Airport to streamline the export of high-value agricultural products from northern Ghana. National Coordinator Goosie Tanoh announced the initiative at the inauguration of Northshore Apparel Ghana Limited, a garment factory funded by the Ghana Export-Import Bank and Germany's KfW Development Bank.
The air cargo hub will serve as a dedicated logistics platform for transporting northern Ghana's agricultural goods directly to international markets. Tanoh emphasized that the project aligns with a broader strategy to create an integrated production and export system connecting agriculture, manufacturing, energy, and logistics in northern Ghana.
The government is also developing a 120,000-hectare agriculture corridor along the White Volta, aimed at supporting commercial-scale production of various crops and an integrated poultry industry. Additionally, the government is investing in affordable and reliable energy, including a proposed 1.5-gigawatt solar power plant. Tanoh stressed that these projects represent interconnected components of a single, unified production system designed to drive productivity, increase production, create jobs, and promote inclusive economic growth across Ghana.
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