Prices of cereal and legume seeds in Ghana 2021-2022, by type
In 2022, imported hybrid maize seeds in Ghana cost 15 Ghanaian cedis (GHS) per kilogram, roughly two U.S. dollars. In contrast, prices of local hybrid maize were lower, at 10 GHS per kilogram. Moreover, groundnut and cowpea seeds were each valued at eight GHS in the said year, some 1.1 U.S. dollars. Overall, most of the reviewed cereal and legume seeds in Ghana increased in price between 2021 and 2022.