Youth constitute 36% of 32.5 million people in Ghana. The youth population in Africa is projected to reach 42% of global population by 2030 (World Economic Forum). Despite the challenges of unfavourable land tenure systems, limited technical capacity, erratic climate and inadequate financing, the agriculture sector offers huge opportunities to create decent and sustainable jobs for youth, women and differently able persons. 

Mr. Daniel Acquaye and Mr. Larry Amekuse represented Agri-Impact Group (AIG) in the first Israel-Ghana Business Forum held on July 25, 2023 at the Kempinski Hotel with special interest in modern technologies for agriculture. The forum was a catalyst for collaboration, innovation, and meaningful connections between Israeli and Ghanaian businesses, propelling both nations towards a brighter economic future. 

The Africa Strategy of the Netherlands (2023 - 2032), published in May 2023, highlights an integrated vision of political and economic cooperation across Africa anchored on equality, reduce poverty, improve respect for human rights and limit irregular migration. In the next decade, the Netherlands intend to strengthen its trade partnerships, investments as well as development and humanitarian funding in all 54 countries across the continent. 

Strategic partnership is an enabler to scale agribusiness projects that provide decent and sustainable jobs for youth. This was part of the key issues discussed along side technology, startup financing, market and capacity building at the visit of nine EU Councillors to the Dawenhya Greenhouse Village on the 24th of May, 2023.

Hon. Brian Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture, applauded Agri-Impact Group for championing the use of greenhouse technology in tackling food insecurity and post harvest loss in Ghana amidst issues on climate change experienced around the world. He said this during his tour of the Dawhenya YuGEP enclave which is the largest of the greenhouse vegetable production enclave in Ghana. 

The minister encouraged the Group to expand its capacity building activities to cover a wider range of the youth towards the improvement of Ghana’s transformative agribusiness agenda.