Farming and development advisory for Northern Ghana since 2015

About us

A Ghanaian company built for Northern Ghana's challenges.

Farmers & Developers Ghana Limited has provided farming and development advisory services since January 2015.

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01Our story

Why we started, and why it still matters.

Farmers & Developers was incorporated in January 2015 as a company limited by shares, with a simple conviction: Northern Ghana's farming communities deserve advice and services that are designed for the north, not adapted from somewhere else.

The region's challenges are systemic. A single rainy season, degraded soils, limited access to quality inputs, weak links to markets, and gaps in water, energy and nutrition all hold rural households back, and they rarely have a single cause. Too often, well-intentioned programmes arrive with plans that do not fit the season or the community, and end when the funding does.

We set out to be different: a local company that combines farm-level technical knowledge with development expertise, so that every engagement leaves communities and clients stronger. Today we work with small businesses, corporate organisations, and local and international NGOs, and we are proud to be part of the Development Frontiers family of organisations.

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02Who we serve

One partner for organisations that need results in the north.

Whether you run a growing farm business, a national company or an international programme, we bring the local knowledge and technical depth your work depends on.

An agribusiness owner running tractor services outside Tamale, with his grain

01For

Small businesses

Agro-dealers, processors, aggregators, seed and seedling producers, and growing farm businesses.

You need practical technical support and reliable connections to farmers, inputs and markets, without the overheads of a large consultancy.

How we help

  • Farm and business technical advice
  • Links to reliable input suppliers, seedling producers and buyers
  • Farmer training for your suppliers or customers
  • Feasibility and market studies before you invest
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A shea business owner smiling in a warehouse stacked with sacks of shea

02For

Corporate organisations

Companies that source from, invest in or operate across Northern Ghana.

You need credible evidence, responsible environmental and social practice, and good relationships with the communities around your operations.

How we help

  • Environmental and social impact assessments
  • Supply chain and sourcing studies
  • Community engagement and investment programmes
  • Outgrower and farmer support schemes
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03For

Local and international NGOs

Development partners, donors, and local and international non-governmental organisations.

You need a trusted local partner who can design, facilitate, deliver and evaluate programmes, and who understands the communities you serve.

How we help

  • Programme design, proposals and results frameworks
  • Facilitation, coordination and partner management
  • Baselines, evaluations and research
  • Community, health, nutrition, water and energy programmes
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Vision and mission

03Our vision

To be a leading catalyst for sustainable agricultural transformation, environmental stewardship and community empowerment, fostering prosperous and resilient rural communities in Ghana.

04Our mission

To provide value-added farming and development advisory services to communities and key stakeholders in the face of systemic agricultural development challenges.

05Our values

Three commitments behind every engagement

i.

Trust

We are honest about what we can deliver, protect the interests of the communities we work with, and keep our clients' confidence.

ii.

Reliability

We keep our commitments on quality and timing, from the first site visit to the final report.

iii.

Accountability

We measure what we do, report transparently and take responsibility for results.

06Leadership

The people behind the work

Our team brings together agronomy, research, environmental and community development expertise.

Zakaria Iddi

Chief Executive Officer

07Our family

Part of the Development Frontiers family

Farmers & Developers is one of a family of organisations working for resilient communities in Northern Ghana.

Planning work in Northern Ghana?

Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will come back with a clear, practical way forward.