Stanbic Bank Reaffirms Commitment To Financing Agric Businesses In Ghana

Samuel Okan-Boye

Source: Africa Publicity

Stanbic Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to financing agricultural businesses in Ghana.

The Bank’s commitment is aimed at supporting food security and sustainable farming in Ghana.

Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Graphic Business and Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting in Accra on May 6, Samuel Okan-Boye, Head of Agribusiness & Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank Ghana, pointed out the importance of food security and sustainability in Ghana.

According to him, Stanbic Bank shall remain committed to financing agricultural businesses for national benefit.

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Meanwhile, key stakeholders who attended the Breakfast meeting called for a comprehensive policy to boost sustainable food production in Ghana.

They expressed deep concerns over a number of issues affecting the agricultural sector in Ghana, including lack of advocacy, poor leadership, and discipline in sustaining food security efforts.

The Head of Enterprise Risk at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof Francis Atsu, expressed the belief that a mordernised method of farming was the safest, and surest way to produce food crops on a large scale in Ghana, expressing concerns about the use of chemicals and insecticides in farming, which he said, can harm the environment and affect crop yields.