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Transforming Lives, Shaping Futures: AgTech in Ghana

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A new five-part docu-series from MEST Africa, Transforming Lives, Shaping Futures: AgTech in Ghana, has been released, showcasing how local AgTech companies are empowering smallholder farmers in Ghana to increase their yields, access new markets, and build climate resilience. The series highlights the challenges faced by Ghana's farmers, including low on-farm productivity, post-harvest losses, and limited local processing, which have led to significant imports of food and farm products worth US$2.6 billion in 2022. Through on-site footage and interviews with farmers, founders, and experts, the series demonstrates how locally built digital solutions are addressing these challenges and transforming the lives of smallholder farmers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The MEST Africa docu-series, Transforming Lives, Shaping Futures: AgTech in Ghana, follows three AgTech companies - Complete Farmer, Agro Innova, and Farmerline - as they equip smallholder farmers with digital tools to raise yields, open markets, and build climate resilience.
  • In 2022, Ghana imported US$2.6 billion worth of food and farm products due to low on-farm productivity, post-harvest losses of up to 50 percent, patchy storage, and limited local processing.
  • The series showcases the use of technology in real-time, including precision weather alerts and data-driven supply chains, to help smallholders adapt to climate change.
  • Digital tools are giving Ghana's farmers the information, markets, and predictability they need, with tangible results including higher yields, steadier incomes, and farming practices that can withstand erratic rains and rising temperatures.
  • MEST Africa has been training over 2,000 tech entrepreneurs and backing 90-plus startups across fintech, healthtech, e-commerce, and AgTech over 17 years.
  • The docu-series aims to demonstrate how home-grown digital solutions can turn daily challenges into stable and growing livelihoods for smallholders.

Statistics:

  • Ghana imported US$2.6 billion in food and farm products in 2022.
  • Post-harvest losses can reach up to 50 percent in Ghana.
  • MEST Africa has trained over 2,000 tech entrepreneurs.
  • MEST Africa has backed 90-plus startups across fintech, healthtech, e-commerce, and AgTech.

Sources:

  • [1] Ghana Web (01 July 2025) - "MEST Africa launches docu-series showcasing AgTech's impact on Ghana's smallholder farmers."

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