Agriculture & Agro-Processing Investment Strategies | How to Invest in AgricBusiness

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.