Growing Ghana: a new AgriFI–COLEAD technical assistance to support agricultural innovation

Under the AgriFI Country Window Ghana facility, COLEAD is implementing a new technical assistance initiative in support of Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech innovator. Delivered on behalf of EDFI Management Company, this support aims to strengthen and structure the company’s outgrower model to foster sustainable and inclusive growth.

COLEAD’s assistance will focus on enhancing farmer support systems and training mechanisms, benefiting more than 12,500 smallholder farmers and 163 commercial farmers. This intervention builds on AgriFI’s USD 2.5 million (EUR 2.2 million) investment in Complete Farmer earlier in 2025, which provides long-term financing to scale the company’s operations.

Selected in 2024 by EDFI Management Company to deliver advisory and technical assistance services under the AgriFI Facility, COLEAD will work closely with Complete Farmer to refine its outgrower model, strengthen field-level support and consolidate the foundations for economically viable and socially inclusive growth.

Founded in 2017, Complete Farmer connects farmers and buyers through innovative digital solutions. This collaboration illustrates COLEAD’s approach of linking technical assistance, value chain structuring and investment facilitation to support innovative agricultural business models with lasting impact. Together, AgriFI, Complete Farmer and COLEAD aim to strengthen the foundations of Ghana’s agricultural sector.

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