Yedent Agro Group of Companies has gotten government support to scale up its agribusiness operations nationwide, as part of efforts to boost local manufacturing, job creation, and food security.
During a factory tour of the company’s Sunyani facility, Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Sampson Ahi said the administration remains focused on creating a favorable business environment for local enterprises to thrive.
“This is the type of company that His Excellency the President is ready to support under the Agribusiness Drive to enable it expand, invest, and grow while contributing to the national economy,” he said.
Ahi added that the government, through the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), is committed to helping small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) improve productivity and competitiveness.
He urged businesses benefiting from state financial programs to honor their loan repayment obligations, stressing the need for fiscal discipline and responsible use of funds. “In most developed economies, growth is driven by a strong private sector. Ghana must continue to empower its local businesses to plant that role,” he said.
The Deputy Minister commended Yedent Agro Group, a wholly Ghanaian-owned food processing company, for its innovation and resilience. The company is one of the leading producers of cereals and fortified food products in Ghana.
Yedent’s Chief Executive Officer, Samuel Ntim-Adu, announced that the firm is partnering with the Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) to establish a broiler processing plant at Wamahinso and develop poultry farms across ten communities in the Ahafo area, including Yamfo, Kenyasi No. 1, and Kenyasi No. 2.
He said Ghana consumes five million poultry birds annually, making it the second-largest consumer in Africa. “Our goal is to empower young people in the Ahafo communities with livelihood opportunities that contribute to food security and national development,” Ntim-Adu stated.
He added that Yedent, which currently employs around 200 people, is optimistic about sustained growth with continued government and stakeholder support.
The Deputy General Manager of Ghana Exim Bank, Dr. Mavis Owureku-Asare, praised the company’s “impressive self-driven expansion and commitment to excellence.” She noted, “Yedent, on its own, has demonstrated great capacity to expand, and the Bank will be more than ready to support them.”
Dr. Owureku-Asare reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to financing viable local enterprises aligned with Ghana’s industrialization and agribusiness agenda.
Based in Sunyani, Yedent Agro Group has become a key player in Ghana’s food value chain, producing fortified foods to enhance national nutrition while driving regional economic growth.
