- Wendy de la Harpe
Ghana Cashew Processing Expansion
Established in 2010, now one of the top 3 leading importers of frozen poultry, meat and fish in Ghana.
Currently cultivating 7,300 acres of farmland focusing on cashew (Intercropping with maize)
82 employees across operations
Work with a network of over 12,000 farmers in Ghana and Burkina Faso
Recent additions:
construction of a new 15,000 MT capacity cold store in Tema
secured a warehouse at the harbor in Tema for cashew storage
Plans:
- purchase 3,000 additional farmland to expand cultivation of cashew
- cashew processing for export to Europe by end of 2021
- increase trading volumes from 1,600MT in 2020 to 7,000MT in 2021
- procure farm equipment for operation of cashew plantation
- planting of minimum of 1,000 acres of cashew per year
- set up a cashew processing plant – 6,000MT capacity
Location: Tema, Ghana
Funding Required: Seeking investment of US$15m