The Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Impact Limited, Mr. Daniel Fahene Acquaye, has raised concerns over the budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector in the 2025 national budget saying it is very insufficient.

Speaking at the 2025 Budget Digest organized by PwC in Accra, he complained that the current allocation is inadequate to drive the economic transformation envisioned by the government.

Mr. Acquaye highlighted that out of the total GH¢279 billion budget, only GH¢1.5 billion—representing 0.54%—has been allocated to agriculture. 

Full remarks by Mr. Daniel Fahene Acquaye, agribusiness specialist and CEO of Agri-Impact Limited at the PwC 2025 Budget Digest held in Accra on Tuesday, March 18, 2025:

The Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program has become a beacon of hope for thousands of young Ghanaians, proving that agriculture can be a transformative career path.

The 2022 National Best Farmer and CEO of Siriboe Farms, Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, visited Fresh Logistics' greenhouse farms at Dawhenya near Prampram in Accra last Friday.

The visit was part of a familiarization tour aimed at strengthening ties between both companies, which play vital roles in Ghana’s agricultural sector.

A high-profile delegation from  vegetable breeding and  seed production giants — Rijk Zwaan and Holland Greentech– led by Mr. Edwin Johannes Maria Vanderklugt, Business Manager for the Middle East and West Africa, visited Fresh Logistics’ greenhouse farms at Dawhenya near Prampram in Accra on February 17, 2025.

A comprehensive training session on meat processing, food safety, and biosecurity was held at the Aglow Poultry Processing Facility for participants of the HAPPY Broiler Project. The training aimed to equip them with scientific knowledge and skills essential for their roles within the facility.

In just one year, the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program has become a beacon of hope for thousands of young Ghanaians, proving that agriculture can be a transformative career path.
 
Rolled out in December 2023, this four-year initiative by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited and a consortium of eight partners has facilitated dignified, fulfilling work opportunities for over 94,000 young people across Ghana’s agricultural sector within a year. 

The second cohort of the HAPPYTech Ambassadors Training has commenced under the HAPPY Project. 

The training, initiated by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited, is to equip participants with skills in digital agriculture, innovation, and collaboration.

Professor Nana Ewusi-Mensah, the project lead, emphasized the significance of the training. 

As part of efforts to enhance the staff capacity of Agri-Impact Group, two employees of Fresh Logistics, a subsidiary of the leading agribusiness firm, participated in the 12th edition of the Rijk Zwaan Afrisem Limited International Field Days 2025, held in Usa River, Arusha, Tanzania.  

Prince Kofi Boateng, Production Manager at Fresh Logistics, and Francis Awumee, Enterprise Development Officer, represented the company at the event from January 21 to 24, 2025.