USAID-Funded Work in Ghana
Ghana — Pineapple Farmer Business Development
Agribusiness · Business Management · Market Development
Project overview
The Context
Business-management capacity development supporting pineapple farmers and horticultural organizations in Ghana.
The challenge
What Needed to Change
Smallholder farmers needed stronger business-management skills and market-oriented organizational capacity.
My role
How I Contributed
I contributed to strengthening Ghana’s horticultural industry through ACDI/VOCA. My work developed business-management capacity for pineapple farmers and included training and organizational support for agricultural groups.
The approach
From Analysis to Action
I combined practical business management, market orientation, and organizational capacity building with participatory training designed around the realities of smallholder producers.
The work
Key Deliverables
Business-management training; market-development guidance; producer-group capacity building; organizational recommendations.
The impact
What the Engagement Built
After adopting recommendations, participating pineapple farmers realized an 11% increase in annual income.
Capabilities demonstrated: Agribusiness · Smallholder Development · Business Management · Market Development · Training