The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is stepping up efforts to attract capital into businesses as part of a broader push to deepen value addition and strengthen food supply chains.
A team from the GIPC paid a working visit to Akwaaba Feeds, a poultry and pig feed manufacturer based in Bawjiase, under the Central Regional Investment Roadshow. The visit is part of the Centre’s Investment Opportunity Mapping Project (IOMP), which seeks to identify and promote investment-ready enterprises across key sectors.
Akwaaba Feeds, one of Ghana’s established animal feed producers, operates a nationwide distribution network covering 10 of Ghana’s 16 regions. The company produces a range of poultry and pig feed products and has invested in experimental farms that can house up to 5,000 birds, allowing it to test feed formulations before they are released commercially.
Stephen Ackon, the company’s general manager, said demand for its products remains strong, but production costs are being pressured by seasonal shortages of maize, its main raw material. According to him, additional investment would help the company scale operations, stabilise supply, and strengthen its production capacity.
The visit shows some of the challenges facing Ghana’s livestock and feed subsector, where input supply constraints continue to weigh on margins despite rising demand from poultry and pig farmers.
Kwame Kesse-Agyepong, deputy director and head of investment promotion and business development at GIPC, said enterprises such as Akwaaba Feeds highlight the Central Region’s potential in agribusiness, manufacturing, and value-added production. He said the Centre is working to facilitate partnerships, incentives, and investment linkages to support growth-oriented firms.
The Central Regional Investment Roadshow is part of GIPC’s broader strategy to channel domestic and foreign investment into priority sectors, with agribusiness seen as a key driver of employment, rural incomes, and industrial development.
