The African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has secured 750 acres of irrigated land at Konadu in the Kwahu Afram Plains South Distric
The report indicates that the African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has secured 750 acres of irrigated land at Konadu in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to establish a large-scale commercial vegetable production facility.
It further notes that the allocation forms part of a partnership between the Ministry and AAC aimed at translating investments in agricultural infrastructure and human capital into increased food production, job creation and commercial agribusiness development.
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, announced the agreement when he welcomed 118 Ghanaian graduates sponsored by AAC to pursue postgraduate studies at RUDN University and the People’s Friendship University in Russia over the past two years.
The Konadu Irrigation Project, developed under the Afram Plains Export-Led Agricultural Enhancement and Irrigation Project (APEEIP), is equipped with centre-pivot irrigation systems designed to support large-scale commercial farming.
According to the Minister, the government has provided the irrigated land while AAC has committed to supplying the logistics and investment required to establish the vegetable production facility.
“The Ministry has established an agreement with AAC, and under that agreement, 750 acres of irrigated land at Konadu have been allocated to AAC to provide logistics to establish a vegetable production facility,” he said.
He added that AAC would also pay the irrigation water charges to ensure the sustainable operation of the project.
Mr Opoku described the partnership as the type of public-private collaboration needed to unlock Ghana’s agricultural potential and advance the government’s Feed Ghana Agenda.
“This partnership between the private sector and agricultural development is exactly the kind of collaboration Ghana needs to achieve sustainable growth,” he stated.
Graduates expected to drive agricultural transformation
The agreement comes as 118 Ghanaian scholars return home after completing postgraduate studies in agriculture, ecology and environmental sciences in Russia.
The graduates received advanced training in crop production, soil and plant health, sustainable agriculture, climate change, environmental protection and natural resource management.
Speaking on behalf of the Board and Management of AAC and the Jospong Group, Dr Mrs Adelaide Araba Siaw Agyepong, Chief Executive Officer of AAC and Executive Director of the Jospong Group, stated the scholarship programme was never intended simply to produce graduates but to develop professionals capable of transforming Ghana’s agriculture and environmental sectors.
Of the returning graduates, 88 specialised in agriculture-related disciplines, while 30 studied ecology, providing expertise across agricultural production and environmental management.
