Fidelity Bank champions value-chain approach Agriculture funding

The call was made at the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2026, held under the theme: “From Soil to Sovereignty: Building Ghana’s Agricultural Self-Reliance Through Innovation”, where Fidelity Bank participated in multiple sessions as a long-standing partner of the event.

Delivering an address on behalf of Mr Julian Opuni, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Mr John-Paul Taabavi, Divisional Director for Corporate and Institutional Banking, said Ghana’s agricultural exports generated about US$710 million in 2025, while cocoa paste alone generated about US$789 million during the same period.

Mr Alex Amponsah-Agyei, Director of SME Banking, said the Bank was deliberately working to de-risk agricultural lending through partnerships with the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), the eco.