Growing Ghana: a new AgriFI–COLEAD technical assistance to support agricultural innovation
- 25/03/2026
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Under the AgriFI Country Window Ghana facility, COLEAD is implementing a new technical assistance initiative in support of Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech innovator. Delivered on behalf of EDFI Management Company, this support aims to strengthen and structure the company’s outgrower model to foster sustainable and inclusive growth. COLEAD’s assistance will focus on enhancing farmer support systems and training mechanisms, benefiting more than 12,500 smallholder farmers and 163 commercial farmers. This intervention builds on AgriFI’s USD 2.5 million (EUR 2.2… +Improving energy performance: Bodukwan Multi Fruit Processing Ltd committed to more efficient production in Ghana
- 22/12/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
As part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, COLEAD coordinated and facilitated a targeted technical assistance mission to support Bodukwan Multi Fruit Processing Ltd, in Ghana, in improving its energy performance. A certified expert was deployed to carry out a Type 1 energy audit in line with ISO 50002:2014 at the company’s processing facility in Kumasi. The mission aimed to analyse the plant’s energy consumption by source, equipment and process, review existing operation and maintenance practices, and identify… +Agritech in Ghana: Complete Farmer strengthens its network of 12,500 smallholder farmers with targeted technical assistance
- 22/12/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech innovator, is set to strengthen its outgrower network with technical assistance from EDFI Management Company, delivered by COLEAD. This support, part of the AgriFI Country Window (CW) Ghana facility, will help Complete Farmer enhance its outgrower model and training systems, benefiting over 12,500 smallholder and 163 commercial farmers. Earlier in 2025, AgriFI invested USD 2.5 million (EUR 2.2 million) in Complete Farmer, providing long-term financing to scale operations. COLEAD, selected in 2024 by EDFI Management… +Strengthening dialogue for a sustainable agro-industry in West Africa: insights from the Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition
- 03/11/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
From 15 to 18 September 2025, COLEAD took part through the FFM+ programme, in the Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE), a major event for industrial transformation in Ghana and across West Africa. The mission aimed to strengthen synergies between public, private and technical partners, while showcasing initiatives implemented through the Fit for Market Plus (FFM+) and AGRINFO programmes. Beyond institutional visibility, this participation marked a key milestone in promoting a sustainable, innovative, and competitive regional agro-industry. The GISE: a… +Dr Evelyn Maureen Acquaye inspires us and you?
- 04/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Dr Evelyn Maureen Acquaye inspires us and you? A visionary leader linking youth and sustainability in Ghana’s agri-food sector In the vibrant heart of Ghana’s Central Region lies a source of hope and sustainability: Benyima Farms. Under the dynamic leadership of Dr Evelyn Maureen Acquaye, this woman-owned business is transforming the agricultural landscape by combining innovation, sustainability and empowerment. An anesthetist turned agribusiness entrepreneur, Dr Acquaye embodies resilience and visionary thinking. In 2013, she founded Benyima Farms, a 240-acre… +Shared Interest-COLEAD: an ongoing partnership supporting cocoa & coffee cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda
- 28/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Shared Interest-COLEAD: an ongoing partnership supporting cocoa & coffee cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda. First phase of the project completed: completion of a diagnostic of the “governance and financial framework of the participating cooperatives”. Next phase of the project: start of training on “Cooperative governance and management”. The Shared Interest Foundation (SIF), a UK-based charity, is working with COLEAD to improve the operational effectiveness and sustainability of cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda and Rwanda. These cooperatives… +COLEAD national members meetings: Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria lead the way
- 10/04/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD national members meetings: Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria lead the way COLEAD is a network of communities that now covers 180 countries. Its members form the core community of the organisation. There are currently 511 members in 48 countries. The success of the 50th anniversary celebrations at the end of last year, both in the countries where the members are based and in connection with the General Delegation, has been followed up. Members now meet on a country-by-country basis… +Conversion to organic farming through training and coaching
- 29/01/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Case studies from Ghana and Zimbabwe Launched in 2022, the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme is committed to assisting the agriculture sectors of African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries in transitioning to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. This aligns with the action priorities outlined in the EU Green Deal’s Farm to Fork strategy. To date, we have responded to 870 applications for support under the FFM+ programme and implemented of the first development projects is well underway, through a… +Ghana: HPW Fresh & Dry receives support to adapt to the new EU Organic Regulation 2018/848
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, Ghana, News
HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd. is a Ghanaian horticultural company created in January 2010, producing and marketing processed fruits (dried fruits, fruit bars, etc.), mainly for the European market. The company employs over 1,000 workers to run the organically certified farm and factory and sources tropical fruits from over 1,400 outgrowers, often organised in cooperatives, of which 5 are organically certified. The new EU Organic Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/848) includes new requirements for group certification. The company requested support from… +SOWIT, CIRAD & COLEAD in Ghana : a partnership to digitize the Mango value chain
- 22/05/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, Ghana, News
Measuring and predicting yields are major challenges in agriculture. The uncertainty of such evaluations has multiple repercussions that can affect the development of entire value chains. HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd., the largest dried-fruit producer in West Africa, requested support from COLEAD to resolve one of its most critical pain points: the lack of methods to estimate yields of its partner mango farmers reliably and efficiently. The company’s goal was to be able to accurately size its supply chain and… +