Policy Options for Enhancing the Central Bank’s Role in Supporting GIRSAL and Expanding Agricultural Credit in Ghana

Document Abstract

This AFRACA policy brief examines the role of the Bank of Ghana in strengthening the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL). It highlights the challenges of agricultural credit access in Ghana and recommends policy options, including regulatory incentives and liquidity facilities, to ensure inclusive and sustainable agricultural credit expansion.