Ukraine explores wheat flour production project in Ghana

T he Ukrainian government studies the possibility of establishing a wheat flour production unit in Ghana. Officials disclosed the plan after a meeting held on Wednesday, April 8, in Accra between Eric Opoku, Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture, and Denys Bashlyk, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food. Officials said the industrial project extends a memorandum of understanding signed between Accra and Kyiv in November 2025. The agreement aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture through the creation of a hub for processing and distributing Ukrainian agricultural products in Ghana and across West Africa. Authorities have not yet disclosed the plant’s location, investment cost or production capacity. However, the project, if implemented, will strengthen Ghana’s wheat processing capabilities. The project carries strategic importance as demand for wheat-derived products continues to rise in Ghana. Consumers increase their consumption of bread, the ...