The KIC Business Booster program is a growth and acceleration program targeted at Ghanaian-owned Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This program component seeks to strengthen and spur the growth of existing MSMEs in agriculture and agriculture adjacent sectors in Ghana that have demonstrated potential and are ready to scale.
Solution Oasis is an environmentally and socially conscious agro-processing company that manufactures premium natural skincare products from ethically sourced african oils, butters and herbs for the local and international markets.
Tilly’s Farm produces pork and pork products from hygienically raised pigs on their farm. They also source from a network of smallholder pig farmers, providing them with technical assistance to improve the quality of their pork before they off-take from them. Their high-quality pork and pork products are sold under the Tilly’s farm brand in their retail outlet and to other meat wholesalers, caterers, hotels and restaurants.
Visit www.tillysfarm.com
Meannan Foods processes and packages hygienic ghanaian foods for the local market with a vision to expand to other african countries. They have been able to export to England and Belgium in collaboration with SI-foods. They have over 23 different products on their line and are best known for their packaged fresh eggs. To produce the freshest eggs, Meannan Foods works closely with smallholder farmers and gives them technical support. They are the preferred choice among their competitors for homes and institutions which form about 70% of their total revenue. They go to market with the slogan – Make Life EGG-cellent!
Visit: www.meannan.com
Gee’s Fresh Point (GFP) is a guinea fowl processing company that was incorporated in 2015 by an entrepreneur who moved back to Ghana after identifying an opportunity in guinea fowl production. His passion to see the inhabitants of the north make economic gains from guinea fowl influenced his decision to finally move back home and operate GFP on a full-time basis. Gee’s Fresh Point wants to reduce poverty in the northern sector of Ghana by leveraging on the “Buy Local” and ‘Made in Ghana” movements to create awareness. GFP products are directly from the smallholder farmers to help them increase their income.
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Moringa King Limited is a fruit processing company established to produce fresh, organic, delicious and nutritious products. The business currently produces moringa juice, dandelion juice, pineapple juice, ginger juice, tropical cocktail juice, mango juice and orange juice. These juices are packaged in 350mL bottles and 5L containers, and sold in hotels, other high-end hospitality centres and retail shops. The company uses good quality produce that is sourced from trusted local farms. Moringa King over the past few years, has been able to build a brand as a manufacturer of healthy fruit juice which is unpasteurized and has no additives. The company also produces herbal infusions in the form of teas and other moringa based products, such as moringa powder.
Visit: www.moringaking.com
Naama is a team of individuals who through a combination of farming skills, science, operational efficiency plus culinary skills aim to be a premier supplier of beef products in Ghana. They are moving closer to this objective through a complete control of their supply chain starting from their 200 cow capacity feedlot facility, meat processing and distribution shop, and value adding grilling service. The management and advisory board of Kukobila Nasia Farms, owners of the Naama brand have combined over a century of experience in livestock, cattle rearing and marketing.
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Contrapac Limited was established to extract, refine and produce tertiary value-added products such as foods, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products from natural, virgin tropical vegetable oils & fats and other essential oils. Contrapac primarily formulates and produces proprietary and contract manufactured cosmeceutical products. They learn from the african historical formulations and applications of tropical fats such as shea butter, cocoa butter and oils such as coconut, baobab and olive oils to produce products that appeal to various socio-economic classes locally and abroad.
Visit www.peininaturals.com
Meclink produces high-quality vegetables (cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, paprika and Habanero, lettuce and regular tomatoes) for the domestic market. Their vision is to be the largest producer and supplier of quality certified vegetables for the domestic market achieving 3% of the domestic vegetable market.
Moringa Connect’s mission is to improve lives through the moringa tree – a crop known locally as ‘the miracle tree’ for its nutritional, medicinal, and economic value. Starting in Ghana, they use their vertically integrated supply chain to turn moringa leaves into nutritious beverages and snacks under their Minga Foods brand and moringa oil seeds into clean beauty products under their award-winning true moringa brand. Their work has been featured on Good Morning America , in Forbes, The Guardian, UpWorthy, HaNard Business Review, and The Economist.
Visit www.moringaconnect.com