Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural campaign of the government of Ghana, to promote food security and the immediate availability of selected food crops on the market and also provide jobs. (MOFA)
The government, since the beginning of the program, has been subsidizing farm inputs to make them affordable and available to farmers.
These are the subsidized farm input prices for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) 2022 program.
Cereals, Legumes Seeds & Planting Material Prices
| No. | Seed Type | Prices to Farmers (Gh¢ per kg) |
| 1 | Maize (OPV) | 7.00 |
| 2 | Maize (Imported Hybrid) | 15.00 |
| 3 | Maize (Local Hybrid) | 10.00 |
| 4 | Rice | 6.00 |
| 5 | Soybean | 7.00 |
| 6 | Groundnut | 8.00 |
| 7 | Cowpea | 8.00 |
| 8 | Sorghum | 6.00 |
| 9 | Cassava | 8.00/bundle |
| 10 | OFSP | 0.20/vine |
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Vegetable Seed Prices
| No. | Vegetable Seed Type | Prices to Farmers (GH¢ per 100kg) |
| 1 | Tomato | 48.00 |
| 2 | Pepper | 51.00 |
| 3 | Onion | 45.00 |
| 4 | Cabbage | 274.00 |
| 5 | Cucumber | 40.00 |
| 6 | Lettuce | 67.00 |
| 7 | Carrot | 17.00 |
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Inorganic Fertilizers Prices
| No. | NPK Formulations & SOA | Prices to Farmers (GH¢ per 25kg) |
| 1 | 11-22-21+5S+0.7Zn+0.5B | 160.00 |
| 2 | 25-10-10+6S+3MgO+0.3Zn | 160.00 |
| 3 | 15-20-20+0.7Zn | 160.00 |
| 4 | 20-10-10+3S | 160.00 |
| 5 | 23-10-5+2MgO+3S+0.3Zn | 160.00 |
| 6 | 12-30-17+0.4Zn (Soy) | 160.00 |
| 7 | Sulphate of Ammonia (SOA) | 125.00 |
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Organic Fertilizer Prices
| No. | Organic Fertilizer | Prices to Farmers (GH¢) |
| 1 | Compost (50kg) | 30.00 |
| 2 | Liquid (Lt) | 28.00 |
| 3 | Granular (25kg) | 63.00 |
| 4 | Powder (40g sachet) | 10.00 |
| 5 | Fertilizer Booster (Lt) | 55.00 |
These inputs are available at the same price nationwide. If you are not sure where exactly to get them, contact us.
