The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MoTAI) is leading an initiative to promote the local procurement and production of uniforms and other apparel for security agencies and other state institutions.
The ministry, through the initiative, has tasked the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to among others:
1. Test fabrics submitted by various institutions to establish standard specifications for fabric production
2. Develop standards to guide the production of uniforms by local garment manufacturers.
As a result of this initiative, representatives from the Textiles and Garment Division of MoTAI, led by Madam Abena Manso-Howard Gyamfi, on Thursday, February 5, 2026, called on the Director-General (DG) of the GSA, Prof. George Agyei and other officials of the Authority, to engage them in that regard.
They noted that it has become necessary to standardise locally produced fabrics and uniforms to ensure consistency, quality, and conformity with user specifications.
“This is a special project for the Minister as she sees it as a project that will help develop the textile industry and is willing to support the GSA move forward with it,” Madam Abena Gyamfi, said.
She added that this initiative will go a long way to create jobs and improve the quality of textiles and garments produced in the country.
Prof. Agyei, on his part, stated that it is a very good initiative and it’s not outside the scope of building a self-reliant country.
“GSA is the top textile testing agency in Ghana, so we’ll do our best. The GSA as a standards institution is poised to take on any assignment within our capacity to build the country. We have the capacity and we’ll review and look at the standards we have to develop in that regard,” he said.
He tasked his team to look at the request with keen urgency and quickly put in procurement measures to begin the purchase of equipment for the tests where the Authority doesn’t have the capacity.
Initial sample sets of fabrics and uniforms from various security agencies, including the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Immigration Service, and the Narcotics Control Commission, were presented to enable the Authority to commence the necessary testing.