The Chief Executive Officer of Ahodwo Farms, Mr. Kofi Ansah, has appealed for GH¢2 million in working capital to expand gari production and fully participate in the government’s 24-Hour Economy policy.
According to him, lack of working capital is the main challenge preventing the farm from operating at full capacity, even though the production infrastructure is available.
Ahodwo Farms currently operates 20 manual gari frying spots, with each worker producing about 100kg of gari daily. Combined with its automated fryers, the farm produces at least 4 tonnes of gari daily, with potential to double to 8 tonnes under a two-shift system.
“If we are to produce at full capacity, one cycle will be doing 24 tonnes a week. If we get the benefit of the 24-Hour Economy, we have 20 frying spots, so that alone can employ 40 women,” Mr. Ansah told the Ghana News Agency.
He explained that the farm spends between GH¢40,000 and GH¢50,000 weekly on cassava alone, and needs at least GH¢100,000 a week to process about 10 tonnes of gari.
Mr. Ansah called on government to facilitate affordable financing through Ghana EXIM Bank and Ghana Enterprises Agency at single-digit interest rates, and to link local processors to institutional markets like the School Feeding Programme.
The farm sits on about 1,200 acres, with 800 acres under cassava cultivation, and sources additional cassava from about 1,200 outgrowers. It currently employs 75 permanent workers.
He disclosed that he applied to join the 24-Hour Economy programme in March 2026 but is yet to receive feedback.
“I am stuck at the capacity that I can pre-finance, not that I cannot do more. I am turning down cassava farmers because I do not have the working capital,” he lamented.
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