Fisheries ministry partners with Aquamet Technologies

A Ghanaian aquatech business supported through the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation is demonstrating how homegrown innovation can move from entrepreneurship programmes into practical solutions for national development. In recent engagement, the fisheries ministry is partnering with Aquamet to advance aquaculture development in Ghana. The engagement highlights the growing role of technology and locally developed solutions in addressing challenges across the fisheries and aquaculture value chain.

Aquamet provides smart water-quality monitoring and digital farm-management solutions that enable fish farmers to make better-informed decisions. Its technology monitors key water-quality parameters and provides farmers with timely information, while its digital platform supports farm records, feed management, inventory and access to advisory services.

For KIC, Aquamet’s progress represents an important part of the entrepreneurship journey: moving from an innovative idea to a market-oriented business capable of responding to real challenges within Ghana’s food system”.

For Frank Owusu, co-founder of Aquamet Technologies, engaging the Ministry of Fisheries to support aquaculture development is an opportunity for Aquamet as it advocates for technology enabled aquaculture to support the sector.

The partnership comes after a presentation by AquaMet Technologies to the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The meeting was facilitated by the Chamber of Aquaculture, of which AquaMet is a member, and was attended by the Chamber’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacob Adzikah. The engagement with the Fisheries Ministry also demonstrates the importance of creating stronger connections between entrepreneurs, policymakers and sector institutions. As Ghana seeks to increase domestic fish production and reduce reliance on imported fish, technology-enabled solutions can support farmers to improve productivity, manage risks and operate more efficiently.

More broadly, Aquamet’s experience reinforces the need for Africa’s agricultural innovation ecosystem to move beyond supporting start-ups to creating pathways for businesses to access markets, build partnerships, attract investment and scale their solutions.

For young agribusinesses, access to the right networks can be as important as access to finance. Engagement with government, industry players, investors and other ecosystem actors provides opportunities to understand market needs, influence conversations and position businesses for growth.

Aquamet’s journey reflects this progression. Supported through KIC’s AgriTech Challenge ecosystem, the business has developed a solution addressing a specific challenge faced by fish farmers and is now engaging stakeholders who can help shape the future of digital aquaculture.

As Ghana and the wider continent look towards more productive, resilient and technology-driven food systems, businesses such as Aquamet demonstrate the potential of African entrepreneurs to develop solutions for African challenges.

For KIC, the opportunity is to continue building an ecosystem where innovation does not end with an idea or prototype, but progresses towards commercialisation, market access, partnerships and scale—creating businesses that contribute to stronger industries, better livelihoods and a more competitive African food system.