The round is led by Liechtenstein Group with participation by Hamilton Lane and Natural Ventures N-Drip Ltd. - the fast-growing Israel-based AgTech company with a revolutionary irrigation technology -has closed on a US$44million C round, which may be extended due to investor demand. Investors include the Liechtenstein Group, Hamilton Lane and...
Olam Food Ingredients Ghana Limited (ofi), a supplier of cocoa ingredients and the foremost exporter of cashew in the industry, has held its annual Managers’ Conference - bringing together key stakeholders and players to discuss industry dynamics and best practices for a sustainable cocoa industry. The 2022 edition of the...
Agro Kings Ltd, a leading Ghanaian agricultural company, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) through the Sustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) is reorganising a fully funded women in agriculture mechanisation training programme. This is in line with Agro...
AgroConnect Ghana and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) has launched an agribusiness development initiative to train the youth in farming and agribusiness with the aim of improving food security. AgroConnect seeks to combine capacity building, development and training opportunities in Africa’s agric ecosystems, with the initiative financially supported by the Singapore private sector. Also,...
Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Dr. John Kofi Mensah has said the bank will continue to develop products and services which will be beneficial to customers. According to Dr. Kofi Mensah, the continous growth of the Bank could partly be attributed to the strong customer base which...
The Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) has been awarded the Agribusiness Bank of the Year award at the Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards 2022 held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. The Ghana Accountancy Awards, organised by Strategic Accountancy Africa, provide a platform to celebrate individuals and organisations that play a...
Perennial post-harvest losses, according to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), have compelled many farmers to reduce their farm sizes - a situation that can cause food shortage and worsen the current upsurge of food prices in the country. Dr. Charles Nyaaba, the Executive Director of PFAGy, says inadequate...
On the 1st of October 2021, Ghana Cocoa Board announced through a press release that Ghana had maintained the 2020/21 producer price of cocoa as the producer price for the 2021/22 crop. Ghana’s producer price of cocoa beans per metric tonne for 2020/21 (i.e., Gh¢10,560) was a combination of...
The shortage of maize across the Northern Region and some other parts of the country is affecting business activities of poultry farmers, food vendors and beverage makers, among others. The issue has resulted in an increase of maize prices from GH¢90 to between GH¢120-150, especially in the Tamale Metropolis. Prices are however expected...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has resolved to implement more digital agricultural innovations to give more meaning to government’s agricultural transformation agenda, aimed at ensuring sustainable and resilient food production systems in the country. This, according to the ministry, has become particularly more imperative with the significant negative...

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