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01/09/2026

𝐍𝐃𝐏𝐂, 𝐀𝐆𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐚-𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, received a high-level delegation from the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and The Coca-Cola Company to discuss Ghana’s evolving food and nutrition policy environment and explore opportunities for stronger collaboration between government and industry.

The engagement provided an opportunity for the delegation to gain first-hand insights into Ghana’s food and nutrition policy landscape and understand the policy direction shaping the sector.

It also explored areas of collaboration to support public health, innovation, investment, competitiveness and sustainable economic growth.

Opening the engagement, Director-General of the NDPC, Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, outlined the Commission’s constitutional and legal mandate and its role in policy formulation, development planning, monitoring and evaluation.

She explained that the Commission supports successive Presidents in preparing the Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (CPESDP), which sets out the President’s vision and priorities for national development. The Commission also develops the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework (MTNDPF) to guide implementation.

Dr Amoah noted that the current MTNDPF covers 2026–2029 and provides the framework for Ministries, Departments and Agencies and other implementing institutions to prepare their plans in line with national development priorities.

She further highlighted the Commission’s role in coordinating Ghana’s decentralised planning system, monitoring implementation and reporting annually on the country’s development progress.

Presenting on Ghana’s evolving food and nutrition policy environment, Mr Nii-Odoi Odotei, Principal Planning Analyst at the NDPC, highlighted the country’s triple burden of malnutrition, comprising undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and rising overweight and obesity.

He noted that, as of 2022, 17.4 percent of children were stunted and six per cent experienced wasting, while anaemia affected about 49 percent of children under five and 41 percent of women of reproductive age.

Mr Odotei further linked changing dietary patterns to urbanisation, changing incomes, inflation, climate pressures and increased exposure to highly processed foods.

He stressed the need for a whole food-systems approach covering production, storage, transportation, markets, consumption and food waste.

He explained that Ghana is developing four complementary policy interventions: Food Marketing Restrictions, Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling, Food-Related Fiscal Policy and Public Food Provisioning, to improve the food environment.

He noted that the policies are being informed by evidence from the nutrition profiling system developed by the Food and Drugs Authority and its partners.

Mr Odotei also emphasised the need for regulatory impact assessments and broad stakeholder consultations, particularly with businesses that would be directly affected by the proposed measures.

Mr Shiletsi Makhofane, Senior Director and Public Policy Lead, Africa, The Coca-Cola Company, welcomed the Commission’s openness to wider consultation and expressed the Association’s readiness to engage throughout the policy process.

He highlighted the potential cost of regulatory compliance, particularly in relation to imported products, packaging, labelling and branding, and stressed the importance of giving businesses clarity on proposed standards and thresholds.

“We are open to engagement,” he said, noting that continued dialogue would help industry better understand the proposed policies and prepare for implementation.

Dr Amoah, in closing, reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to consultation, coordination and stakeholder participation in national policy development.

She stressed that meaningful engagement was essential to building ownership, ensuring that policies were responsive to stakeholder concerns, and creating a stronger basis for effective implementation and monitoring of Ghana’s development outcomes.

Association of Ghana Industries

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31/08/2026

𝐍𝐃𝐏𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐏 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), in partnership with the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), has commenced a three-day capacity-building workshop to strengthen the integration of gender considerations into planning and budgeting processes at the sub-national level.

The workshop, which began on Monday, 31 August 2026, at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) Conference Centre, University of Ghana, brings together planning, budget and gender officers from Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region, as well as representatives from relevant national and regional institutions, and focuses on the practical application of NDPC’s Gender-Responsive Planning and Budgeting Toolkit to integrate gender considerations throughout the planning and budgeting cycle.

Opening the workshop, the Director-General of NDPC, Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, said the training was intended to help translate commitments to gender equality into practical action through planning and the allocation of public resources.

She noted that although women constitute more than half of Ghana’s population and account for 53 percent of the country’s labour force, they continue to face unequal access to economic opportunities and decision-making. “The challenge before us is to move from policy commitment to practical implementation,” she said, urging participants to critically assess whether public resources were reaching the people and communities that needed them most.

Dr. Amoah also expressed appreciation to AFIDEP for its support towards the development and implementation of the training.

Speaking on behalf of AFIDEP, Dr. Maame B. Peterson said the workshop has deliberately been designed to be practical, with participants working with actual planning and budgeting documents to apply the concepts to their respective districts and regions emphasising that decisions on the allocation of public resources had implications for different groups within society and therefore needed to be examined through a gender lens. “How money moves, who it reaches, and who it actually serves is not a neutral question. It is a question of fairness,” she said.

Dr. Peterson explained that the training curriculum was developed through collaboration between AFIDEP, NDPC and the Ministries of Finance and Gender, Children and Social Protection, following an assessment of gaps in gender-responsive planning and budgeting at the regional and district levels.

She encouraged participants to actively engage throughout the training and openly discuss the challenges they encounter in applying gender-responsive approaches in their work saying, “Come with your own questions, not the polite ones,” she urged, stressing the importance of honest discussions to ensure that the training responds to the realities officials face in their respective institutions.

The training forms part of ongoing efforts by the NDPC and its partners to strengthen institutional capacity for inclusive and gender-responsive national development planning.

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28/08/2026

𝐍𝐃𝐏𝐂 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has engaged the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to identify key road-safety challenges, priorities and interventions to inform the preparation of the Strategic National Development Plan.

The engagement, held on Thursday, 27 August 2026, formed part of the Commission’s consultations with key institutions to identify development challenges that should be addressed through the Strategic National Development Plan. Discussions focused on persistent road indiscipline, enforcement, institutional capacity, road-crash data, behavioural change and inter-agency coordination, as well as measures to improve road-safety outcomes.

Opening the engagement, Chairman of the NDPC, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, said road safety must be viewed within the broader context of national development, stressing that weak enforcement and disregard for regulations have consequences for public safety, productivity and the returns on public investments.

He observed that Ghana’s challenge was not necessarily the absence of laws or institutions, but the ability of those institutions to translate their mandates into measurable results.

“What is the conveyor belt at this Authority? Is it broken? If it’s broken, why is it broken? How can we fix it?” he asked, underscoring the need to identify and address institutional bottlenecks that impede effective delivery.

Dr. Thompson also emphasised that institutional effectiveness must be accompanied by behavioural change, noting that laws and regulations alone could not produce the desired outcomes without compliance by citizens and institutions.

“The institutions and behavioural change have to go hand in hand,” he said, adding that sustainable development could not be achieved in an environment where disregard for laws and regulations was tolerated.

He further stressed that road-crash victims should not be viewed merely as statistics, as every life lost or seriously injured has implications for families, communities and the wider economy. He said concerns emerging from the engagement would inform the Commission’s work on governance, law and order, and effective institutions under the Strategic National Development Plan.

Responding, the NRSA’s Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Alexander Ayeta, outlined the Authority’s interventions across education, enforcement, engineering and emergency response.

He said the Authority was pursuing technology-based approaches to enforcement, including the piloting of automated traffic enforcement systems. He also highlighted ongoing efforts to improve the availability and reliability of road-crash data to support planning, enforcement and decision-making.

Mr. Ayeta, however, identified inadequate funding and operational logistics as major constraints affecting the Authority’s ability to effectively deliver on its mandate.

In her remarks, the Director-General of the NDPC, Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, said the Commission would explore areas of technical support, particularly in strengthening coordination, data collection and reporting on road safety at the sub-national level, including across the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).

She also proposed the incorporation of appropriate road-safety indicators into existing local government performance frameworks to strengthen monitoring and accountability and provide a clearer basis for assessing road-safety outcomes at the local level.

Senior officials of the NRSA also highlighted the need to strengthen decentralised road-safety structures, improve road design and pedestrian infrastructure, secure sustainable financing for emergency care for crash victims, and enhance coordination among institutions responsible for road safety.

They stressed that improving road-safety outcomes would require sustained collaboration among the NRSA, the Ghana Police Service, road agencies, health institutions, MMDAs and other relevant stakeholders.

The issues and proposals emerging from the engagement will inform the Commission’s ongoing consultations towards the preparation of the Strategic National Development Plan.
National Road Safety Authority - NRSA

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24/08/2026

NDPC Reviews Population Integration Models to Strengthen Evidence-Based Development Planning

The Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, has called on participants at a technical assessment of selected 2026–2029 Medium-Term Development Plans (MTDPs) to actively contribute to efforts to strengthen the integration of population variables into development planning.

Speaking at the opening of the four-day technical assessment in Accra on Monday, August 24, 2026, Dr Amoah stressed the importance of ensuring that development plans go beyond preparation to achieve tangible results for the people they are intended to serve.

“It’s very good to have a good plan, but it is best to have the plan implemented and ultimately the plan having effect on the people the plan is intended to serve,” she said.

She highlighted the importance of updating the Population Integration Models to reflect Ghana’s current demographic realities, adding that population size and growth, age structure, fertility, mortality, migration and spatial distribution have significant implications for the provision of social services, infrastructure, employment opportunities and other development needs.

The Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC) noted that the review was necessary because it had been over a decade since the integration models were last utilised. The availability of data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census, she noted, provides an opportunity to update the models and make them more relevant to current planning needs…Read more; https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/ndpc-reviews-population-integration-models-to-strengthen-evidence-based-development-planning

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20/08/2026

Ghana to host the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference from 28 September to 1 October 2026.

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20/08/2026

NDPC Validates Revised Report on Harnessing Ghana’s Demographic Dividend

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, held a validation meeting on a revised report assessing Ghana’s potential to harness its demographic dividend for sustainable economic growth. The report uses the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) framework and the Demographic Dividend Model to examine the country’s changing population structure and its implications for economic development.

Delivering the welcome remarks, the Director of Research at the Commission, Mr Richard Tweneboah-Kodua, noted that the report builds on an earlier study developed in 2018 with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and has since been updated with newer data, including findings from the 2021 Population and Housing Census. He stressed that Ghana could not rely on demographic changes alone to generate economic gains, but would need deliberate and sustained investment across key sectors…Read more: https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/ndpc-validates-revised-report-on-harnessing-ghanas-demographic-dividend

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07/08/2026

NDPC, IMANI Hold Strategic Dialogue on Ghana’s Future Ahead of 70th Independence Anniversary

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education have commenced a strategic dialogue on Ghana’s development future as the country approaches its 70th Independence Anniversary. The engagement, held in Accra on 6 August 2026, focused on policy continuity, implementation, accountability, and the proposed Consolidated National Development Plan (CNDP).

Opening the meeting, the Chairman of NDPC, Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, stated that development should not be assumed to occur automatically with the passage of time. “There is a tendency among us to assume that the mere passage of time will automatically lead to development,” he said, adding that “development is therefore not automatic; it requires deliberate and sustained effort.”

Dr. Thompson presented evidence on industrialisation, electricity consumption, manufacturing, and private sector credit, arguing that Ghana’s limited industrial base remains a major constraint to job creation. “Ghana’s central challenge is not the absence of plans, but the absence of sustained structural transformation capable of generating productivity, jobs, income growth, and broad-based national prosperity,” he stated.

The Director-General of NDPC, Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, emphasised the importance of participatory planning and citizen ownership. She observed that many citizens perceive development plans as external documents and called for stronger engagement between local representatives and communities to enhance accountability and ownership of development outcomes.

Responding on behalf of IMANI, the Founder and President, Mr. Franklin Cudjoe, noted that many past policies had been implemented in a fragmented manner without a coherent long-term framework linking investments to measurable development outcomes. “Development planning should begin with a clear national vision, supported by measurable targets such as GDP growth, productivity, employment, human development, and structural transformation,” he said. He also called for education and training programmes to be aligned with the needs of a modern economy…Read more: https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/ndpc-imani-hold-strategic-dialogue-on-ghanas-future-ahead-of-70th-independence-anniversary

Franklin Cudjoe

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05/08/2026

KNUST Development Policy and Planning Students Visit NDPC for Practical Insights into Policy Formulation and Implementation

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, hosted lecturers and students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) MSc/MPhil Development Policy and Planning programme as part of an educational tour aimed at deepening their understanding of sector policy formulation and implementation in Ghana.

Speaking on behalf of the delegation, the Head of the Department of Planning and Team Lead, Prof. Charles Peprah, explained that the visit formed part of an academic process, designed to expose students to the various stages of the policy cycle, including policy formulation, legitimisation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and policy review.

“Given NDPC’s constitutional mandate to issue guidelines for sector policy preparation, we considered it important to bring the students here to learn directly from the Commission about the requirements and processes involved in developing public sector policies,” he said.

Prof. Peprah noted that the Department was particularly interested in gaining insights into how institutions prepare sector policies in line with NDPC’s guidelines and how policy implementation is managed in practice. He added that the practical experiences and lessons shared by the Commission would greatly enrich students’ understanding and help bridge the gap between academic theory and practice.

Responding, the Director-General of NDPC, Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, welcomed the delegation and highlighted the Commission’s mandate as provided under the 1992 Constitution and the National Development Planning (System) Act. She explained that NDPC advises the President on national development plans and policies, coordinates the decentralised planning system, undertakes implementation monitoring and evaluation, and promotes balanced national development.

“Policies are important because they guide decision-making within the public sector,” she stated, adding that the Commission introduced the Policy Formulation Guidelines for the Public Sector in 202O to enhance the quality, consistency and effectiveness of policy documents developed by government institutions…Read more: https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/knust-development-policy-and-planning-students-visit-ndpc-for-practical-insights-into-policy-formulation-and-implementation

𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐭

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04/08/2026

UCC Delegation Presents Data Literacy Week Report to NDPC, Explores Stronger Strategic Partnership

A delegation from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), led by the Vice Dean of the School of Economics, Dr Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, on Tuesday, 4 August 2026, paid a courtesy call on the Director-General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Audrey Smock Amoah. The visit was to present the consolidated report on UCC Data Literacy Week 2026 and discuss opportunities for strengthening strategic collaboration between the two institutions.

Presenting the UCC Data Literacy Week 2026 Consolidated Report on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Asmah expressed the University’s appreciation for NDPC’s support and participation in the programme, noting that the Commission’s contribution enhanced the event’s policy relevance and national significance. He also conveyed the University’s appreciation to Dr Amoah for delivering the keynote address at the closing conference, where she underscored the critical role of data, evidence and analytics in national development planning, policymaking, monitoring and evaluation.

Dr Asmah further proposed a review of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between NDPC and UCC in 2021 to reflect emerging priorities and new areas of collaboration. He noted that the existing agreement covers capacity building, joint research and public outreach, including UCC’s support to NDPC in developing a macroeconomic model with technical input from Oxford Economics.

Responding, Dr Amoah welcomed the delegation and expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to participate in the University’s Data Literacy Week activities in Cape Coast. She welcomed the proposal to expand the initiative into a national programme and assured the University of NDPC’s support…Read more: https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/ucc-delegation-presents-data-literacy-week-report-to-ndpc-explores-stronger-strategic-partnership

University Of Cape Coast (UCC)

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03/08/2026

NDPC, UNICEF Ghana Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Strategic Partnership

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership during a courtesy call by UNICEF Ghana's newly appointed Deputy Representative, Ms Emmanuelle Collet, on Monday, 3 August 2026.

Welcoming the delegation, the Director-General of NDPC, Dr Audrey Smock Amoah, described the relationship between the Commission and UNICEF as one founded on trust, shared values and sustained collaboration at the national, sectoral, regional and district levels. She noted that the partnership has consistently supported the Commission's policy coordination, planning, monitoring and evaluation functions while contributing to stronger governance, institutional development and accountability systems…Read more: https://www.ndpc.gov.gh/media_center/blog_details/ndpc-unicef-ghana-reaffirm-commitment-to-strengthening-strategic-partnership

UNICEF Ghana

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