The Overview of Agriculture & Agro-Processing Investment Strategies | How to Invest in AgricBusiness in Ghana.
Here are the Agriculture Business Investment strategies.
Production
Investment opportunities exist in the following areas;
- Production of improved seeds and agro-chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides)
- Processing of some agricultural produce.
- Production of all agricultural products such as cash crops, horticultural crops and livestock for the national, regional and European Union (E.U) markets.
- Production of veterinary drugs, vaccines and chemicals, feed and feed ingredients for the livestock sector.
- Fish farming
- Production of wood and non-timber forest products (NTFP)
- Establishment of pulp paper and panel industries
- Establishment of wood plantations
- Provision of tree seedlings for plantation species e.g. teak
See also: How to Start Agriculture business in Ghana
Technological and Supporting Services
Investment opportunities exist in the following areas;
- Provision of tractors with basic implements, planters and harvesters
- Provision of field and laboratory equipment for quality assurance
- Companies to produce and install cold chain equipment
- Supply of machinery to establish hatcheries for day-old chicks
- Processing machine manufacturers to supply agro-processing and packaging equipments/ plants
- Suppliers and financiers of factory building technology
- Manufacturers of fishing nets, ropes, netting materials, outboard motors and other fishing inputs to fishers.
- Development of aquaculture production facility (cage and earthen pond).
- Producers of fish feed
- Technological and consulting services
- Research and agriculture development services
- Inspection and grading according to international standards to make the deliveries acceptable in international markets
- Capacity building on standards, training and certification
Marketing and Distribution
Investment opportunities exist in the following areas;
- Companies to provide post-production services (transport, packaging, storage facilities and cold vans)
- Companies to provide distribution of improved seeds, planting materials and agro-chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides).
- Distribution of veterinary drugs, vaccines and chemicals, feed and feed ingredients.
- Companies to market processed foods in international markets such as the EU, Asia and ECOWAS markets.
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