AV Ventures’ Portfolio Company AgroCenta Joins U.S.-Based Accelerator for Food Tech Startups
Over the next three months, the technology-driven agricultural platform provider AgroCenta, an investee company of AV Ventures founded in Ghana …
USDA Project Trains Next Generation of Poultry Entrepreneurs in Ghana
In Ghana, the agricultural sector holds great potential to catalyze economic growth and employment for young people, especially given the …
New Tractor, New Life For Outgrower Business Owner in Ghana
Alhassan Mumuni Baba had a tractor that he used to farm his 30 acres of maize, soybeans, and rice in …
Mechanization Helps Outgrower Business Owner Support 750 Farmers in Ghana
Fusseini Abubakar cultivates maize, rice, soybean, groundnut, and cowpea on his farm in the Karaga District of Ghana’s Northern Region. …
Young Ghanaian Business Owner Supports 300+ Farmers
Sulley Adams, 28, is an outgrower business owner living in Lagbensi, a village in the East Mamprusi District of Ghana’s …
Fati’s Story: From Smallholder Farmer to Outgrower Business Owner in Ghana
In April 2019, Fati Zakari, who lives in Nyong Yapalsi in the Karaga District of Ghana’s Northern Region, successfully became …
This 27-Year-Old Ghanaian Is Changing Perceptions Around Youth and Agriculture
Despite the many strategies adopted by the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to attract youth to the agriculture sector, …
USAID Ghana ADVANCE Wins Digital Development Award for Smartcard Use
On September 28, the Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in …
Growing Mushrooms in Ghana
Over the last two years, I traveled to the towns of Kumasi, in southern Ghana, and Haasto, near the capital …
Ghanaian Women Thrive Under Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA)
In 2015, the women of Kpanashe in northern Ghana first learned about the concept of Village Savings and Loan Associations …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Helps Mango Farmers Improve Productivity
Mango growers in southern Ghana with ACDI/VOCA Volunteer David Ringuette (center), wearing gifts he received during their last session Ghana …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Evaluates Assets for Ghana Poultry Company
In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer Program …
