When life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade. That is exactly what Zelia Abdulai, a determined young mother of two from the Karaga District in Northern Ghana, has done. 

Despite being a person with a disability, Zelia, a graduate of Karaga Senior High School, has always believed that disability is not inability. 

Despite the challenges she faced in completing school, she learned how to braid hair and sew—skills she used to support herself rather than resorting to begging, as many in similar situations often do. 

Cynthia Ohenewaa Botchway is one of the many young Ghanaians whose future is being transformed through the HAPPY Program—an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited.

Working under the HAPPY Broiler Project with Ransboat Poultry Farms, Cynthia is building practical skills, gaining leadership experience, and paving the way for her own agribusiness dream.

“I’ve learned so much through this project. I currently serve as a young supervisor and oversee the work of other participants through the broiler project,” she shares proudly.

Abdulai Fatima, a 30-year-old mother of two from Dalun in the Kumbungu District of Northern Ghana, has long relied on rice farming for her livelihood. However, before joining the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Project, farming was a constant struggle. 

With limited access to quality inputs like seeds and fertilizers and no formal training in best agricultural practices, her yields remained low—only 0.7 to 0.8 metric tons per season. 

As a freelance journalist, a wife, and a mother of two from Ashaiman, Sefakor Ferkpeh never imagined herself working in rice fields. But today, she proudly stands as a participant of the HAPPY Program, cultivating 2.2 hectares of rice with MiDA, a consortium partner of the HAPPY Program and Agrokings.

Sefakor learned about the HAPPY Program—an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited—through her former boss during her university internship. Having written extensively on agribusiness, the opportunity sparked her curiosity.

As an MPhil student in Landscape Studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Gloria Obodia never imagined herself as an entrepreneur. But through the EHAPPY Program, she discovered not just digital skills—but a new vision for her future.

EHAPPY, a footprint of the broader HAPPY Program, is an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited. The program equips young people with digital tools and entrepreneurial mindsets to support agribusinesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana.

Leading agribusiness firm, Agri-Impact Limited, continues to invest in the professional development of its staff to drive innovation, productivity, and efficiency.

Over the years, the company has sponsored employees for specialized training programs and fellowships, reinforcing its commitment to excellence in agribusiness.

About 50 young women have received intensive training in broiler production under the Harnessing Agriculture Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program, a collaborative initiative between the Mastercard Foundation and Agri-Impact Limited.  

The trainees, mobilized by the National Service Authority (NSA), gathered at the NSA Farm in Papao, Haatso, for an intensive session on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. 

This latest cohort brings the total number of women trained in broiler production at the facility in the past two weeks to 80.

As part of efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the National Service Authority’s (NSA) role in the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program, a strategic meeting was held with the leadership of Agri-Impact Limited, a leading agribusiness firm. 
 
HAPPY Program is a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and Agri-Impact Limited with the focus of enabling job opportunities for 326,000 youth aged 15 to 35 in the poultry, tomato, rice and soya value chains.

Leading agribusiness firm, Agri-Impact Limited, on Monday spearheaded the consortium implementing the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program in celebrating women making remarkable strides in agribusiness across Ghana and beyond.

Fresh Logistics recently hosted a high-level delegation from Demeter Ghana Limited, one of its agro-input suppliers, at its Dawhenya facility, strengthening ties for innovation in vegetable greenhouse production.

Demeter Ghana Limited is one of Ghana’s leading agricultural input and specialist service providers, trading nationwide in fertilizers, seeds, bio-protection products, inoculants, soil conditioners, and more.