{
  "id": 9320599,
  "title": "Banks should mobilise $10bn for medium and large-scale farming – Kojo Akoto Boateng",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/banks-should-mobilise-10bn-for-medium-and-large-scale-farming-kojo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:09:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/banks-should-mobilise-10bn-for-medium-and-large-scale-farming-kojo-akoto-boateng/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Joy FM presenter and commercial farmer Kojo Akoto Boateng has called on Ghana's banks to collaborate with the government and private sector to raise $10 billion for medium- and large-scale farming over a five-year period. During a discussion on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he urged the Ghana Association of Bankers to collectively commit to financing agriculture at a large scale. \"We need the whole Ghana Association of Bankers to sit down and say, we are the banks. We hold the funds. We are going to work with the government and private sector over the next, say, five years to crowd in, say, $10 billion to support farming, medium to large-scale farming, so we can really do what we need to do,\" Boateng emphasized.\n\nBoateng argued that larger farms would enhance the quality and consistency of agricultural produce, expand irrigation systems, and supply manufacturers. He highlighted Golden Exotics and Miro Forestry as examples of large agricultural businesses that provide employment to thousands of people. Boateng also advocated for a more strategic approach to farming, criticizing the current reliance on small-scale seed and fertilizer distributions to farmers without irrigation. \"It should be scientific. It should be structured. It should be business-led, and it should be able to support manufacturing,\" he stressed. While praising Ecobank for spearheading the agricultural finance dialogue, Boateng stressed the necessity of sustained collaboration across the banking sector to transform such discussions into actual investments.",
  "summary": "Joy FM presenter and commercial farmer Kojo Akoto Boateng has urged Ghana’s banks to work with the government and private sector to mobilise $10 billion for medium- and large-scale farming over five years.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana's banks urged to raise $10 billion for medium and large-scale farming over five years",
    "Kojo Akoto Boateng, Joy FM presenter and commercial farmer, calls for collaboration",
    "Larger farms aim to improve agricultural quality, irrigation, and manufacturing support"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Banks should mobilise $10bn for medium and large-scale farming – Kojo Akoto Boateng",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/banks-should-mobilise-10bn-for-medium-and-large-scale-farming-kojo-9322824",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:09:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}