ECOM Ghana has received two awards at the maiden edition of the National Governance & Business Leadership Awards, as the firm and its Country Director, Muhammadu Muzzammil, were adjudged the Agribusiness Company of the Year and the Business Country Manager of the Year, respectively.
The National Governance and Business Leadership Awards, which came off at the plush Labadi Beach Hotel, is a C-level high-impact economic empowerment and leadership awards program designed to promote good governance, economic empowerment, and job creation in Ghana.
The awards were in recognition of ECOM Ghana’s commitment towards agriculture in the country, which has translated to the creation of wealth and prosperity for many rural communities.
The keynote address on the night was delivered by a former Rector for GIMPA and the current board chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Emeritus Stephen Adei, who spoke on the theme: ‘Leadership and Nation Building: Realities, Challenges and the way forward in Contemporary Ghana.’
He used the platform to congratulate the winners for their feats, which he noted were enviable, especially in light of the prevailing social and economic conditions businesses find themselves. Prof. Adei further reminded them that nation building is a collective responsibility and must be pursued even more vigorously as countries push towards post-pandemic recovery.
Reacting to the award, Mr. Muzzammil expressed delight at the recognition but added it serves to confirm his firm’s strategies in creating rural prosperity and will provide added impetus for ECOM’s focus on growth and sustainability.
ECOM Ghana is a leading agro-industrial company committed to rural prosperity and engages in several businesses in the agriculture value chain through a conglomerate of companies made up of AgroEcom Ghana Limited, Unicom Ghana Ltd, Sustainability Management Services (SMS), Crop Doctor Ghana Limited, and Kiteko Ghana Limited.
Agroecom Ghana Limited and Unicom Ghana Limited operate the largest sustainability program in Ghana in partnership with COCOBOD to provide traceable and sustainable cocoa from Ghanaian farmers to chocolate manufacturers in Europe and the USA.
ECOM’s Sustainability Management Services (SMS), collaborates with farmers to enable them to improve their yield through best practices in agriculture, environmental and social standards. SMS also works on additional livelihood programs, “Farmer Business School” training that equips the farmer with the knowledge to see farming as a business and enables a year-round income generation opportunity.
Kiteko is the transport and logistics wing of the business, operating a fleet of 200 modern trucks with top-notch technological processes and tracking tools that offer unmatched expertise and proficient haulage and logistic services.
Crop Doctor offers a complete service for the farmer, not only providing inputs to protect the crops from diseases, but also equipping them with knowledge about farming, disease control and identification of infestations.
Overall, ECOM Ghana takes a “hands-on” approach to engaging with local farmers to increase farmer yield, lower farmers’ costs, and provide a platform for improved knowledge, Advanced Crop Science Technology and Mechanization, Warehousing and Logistics.
