Ghana: President Strikes $100m Agric Deal …Meets UN SEC.-Gen. At Ticad-9

President John Dramani Mahama has struck a deal with Japanese firm Degas, for a US$100 million investment over the next four years to help establish Ghana as Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub.

The deal would expand a model that has already financed more than 86,000 smallholder farmers across 122,000 acres across Ghana.

“Ghana has shown that when technology meets a clear national vision, smallholder farmers can thrive,” CEO and founder of Degas Limited, Doga Makiura said at a meeting with…