Ghana plans US$1bn push to put 'Made-in-Ghana fashion into wardrobes around the world'
The 2027 budget promises modernised mills, new textile enclaves and support for tailors and designers, and will require schools, hospitals and security agencies to buy uniforms only from Ghanaian makers.
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Accra — Ghana will invest US$1 billion to turn its textile and garment industry into a competitive manufacturing hub able to supply global fashion markets, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson told Parliament as he presented the 2027 budget on Thursday.
"Our ambition is to put Made-in-Ghana fashion into wardrobes around the world and put dependable incomes into Ghanaian homes," he said.
Mills, enclaves and tailors
The plan, part of the government's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme, will modernise existing textile mills, expand garment factories and create dedicated industrial enclaves. These will have reliable electricity, industrial water, laboratories, warehouses, treatment facilities and factory buildings, to help manufacturers cut costs and take on large orders.
Local fashion designers, tailors and dressmakers will receive modern equipment, technical help and commercial partnerships to reach regional and international buyers.
Work on the enclaves and on upgrading priority facilities is due to start in 2027, with new and upgraded production lines running from 2028. The target is a textile and garment industry operating at commercial scale by 2030.
A guaranteed home market
The government will also change procurement law so that public money spent on uniforms, hospital textiles, bedding and protective wear for security agencies, schools, hospitals and other institutions goes only to Ghanaian textile and garment manufacturers.
"We will amend the public procurement laws to require that public funds spent on uniforms, hospital textiles, bedding and protective wear... are purchased from ONLY Ghanaian textile and garment manufacturers," Dr Forson said.
Source: MyJoyOnline, MyJoyOnline, 12 November 2026.
