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Ghana’s Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku, will lead a 23-member delegation of livestock industry stakeholders and value chain actors to Nebraska from May 18 to May 23, 2026, under the Ghana–Nebraska Livestock Modernization Partnership.
The program, organized by the Ghana–Nebraska Agribusiness Growth and Trade Relations Chamber (GNEBCham) and Ecosyntra, with support from the U.S. Embassy in Ghana and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, aims to deepen commercial engagement, facilitate trade and investment partnerships, promote technology transfer, and strengthen collaboration between Ghana and Nebraska’s livestock and agribusiness sectors.
The delegation will examine Nebraska’s livestock solutions, including feedlot operations, animal breeding, disease control, meat processing, cold storage systems, and market linkages.
The goal is to identify synergies and practical approaches that can complement Ghana’s efforts to advance its livestock sector under the Feed Ghana policy agenda.
Traveling with the minister are senior officials from Exim Bank Ghana, Fidelity Bank Ghana, the Ghana National Livestock Breeders and Traders Association, the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Joneva Enterprise, IRECO Royal Farms, Aspassion Farms, Simani Foods and Commodities Limited, and the University of Ghana.
Bono East Regional Minister Hon. Francis Owusu Antwi will co-lead the delegation with a focus on projecting livestock investment opportunities and growth potential in Bono East, widely regarded as Ghana’s food basket.
Other participants include Ministry of Food and Agriculture Chief Director Paul Siameh, Feed Ghana Coordinator Hon. Bright Kwadzo Demordzi, Bono East Regional Coordinating Council Political Coordinator Prince Opoku, Asunafo North MP Hon. Haruna Mohammed, and Dr. Mariano Beillard, Regional Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy.
According to Hon. Eric Opoku, the Livestock Modernization Partnership supports the government’s broader agenda to strengthen food systems and improve livestock productivity.
He said the partnership offers a valuable opportunity to study Nebraska’s advanced livestock systems and infrastructure, and to build partnerships that can scale Ghana’s livestock value chain.
Speaking ahead of the trip, GNEBCham Co-Founder Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa described the program as a transformative step for the sector.
She said the initiative focuses on driving progress across Ghana’s livestock value chains, which hold significant potential for securing the country’s food future with the right investment and partnerships.
While in Nebraska, delegates will engage with U.S. agribusiness leaders, tour modern feedlots and meat processing facilities, and participate in business-to-business sessions designed to attract investment across production, processing, and distribution.
Former Nebraska State Senator and GNEBCham Co-Founder Ken Schilz said the visit will give Ghana’s delegation an in-depth look at Nebraska’s livestock, dairy, poultry, feedyard, research, and agricultural innovation systems to support Ghana’s modernization agenda.
The week-long program in Omaha will include educational tours, strategic meetings, and agricultural engagements focused on livestock production, value chain integration, agribusiness partnerships, and modern agricultural technologies.
Delegates are scheduled to visit Prairieland Dairy, Lincoln Premium Poultry, Weber Feedyard, Bruning Farms, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center.
The engagements will expose the delegation to dairy herd management, poultry processing, cattle feeding systems, livestock genetics, animal health systems, biosecurity infrastructure, precision agriculture, and public-private partnerships, with the aim of strengthening future Ghana–Nebraska agribusiness collaboration.
