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Cadenas de valor de frutas climáticamente inteligentes para un crecimiento resiliente e inclusivo en Ghana (C-Fruit Ghana) (en inglés)

The project is transforming Ghana’s tropical fruit value chains through climate-resilient, regenerative farming while expanding rural jobs and sustainable sourcing. By addressing climate risks, low yields, and limited incomes, especially for smallholders, women, and youth, it boosts productivity and market access through innovations like solar irrigation and carbon financing. This approach strengthens local supply chains, unlocks new income streams, and connects farmers to high-value export and processing markets.
Ghana
Duración del proyecto
2026 - 2028
Financiado por
  • Danish International Development Agency DANIDA
Project partner
  • HPW

Ghana’s mango, pineapple, and coconut industries present strong opportunities for inclusive economic growth, climate resilience, and export diversification. In a rapidly evolving market, companies such as HPW AG and its Ghana subsidiary, HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd., have developed sustainability-focused, inclusive value chains that connect over 1,400 smallholder farmers and employ more than 1,500 people, predominantly women. These value chains are increasingly shaped by European demand for natural, traceable, and climate-smart food products.

The Project

The project catalyzes the transformation of Ghana’s tropical fruit value chains by advancing climate-resilient, regenerative farming, expanding rural employment, and promoting sustainable sourcing. It tackles pressing local constraints, climate risk, falling yields, and limited income opportunities, especially among smallholders, women, and youth. By boosting farm productivity and expanding market access through innovations such as solar irrigation and carbon-financing mechanisms, the project will improve profitability and enable farmers to earn additional revenue from carbon credits linked to sustainable land-use. It will also reinforce local supply chains and generate jobs, particularly for women and young people, by connecting smallholders to high-value export markets and increasing value addition via domestic processing.

Expected Results

Output 1: Improved planting materials

Establishment of Pilot Farms with Improved Planting Material: Selection and planting of virus-free Smooth Cayenne pineapple and hybrid coconut varieties on pilot plots.

  • Target: 60 acres of pineapple (smooth cayenne); 180 acres of coconut.

Output 2: Biochar

Biochar field trials conducted to identify effective application methods and assess impacts on soil health and yield.

  • Target: 5 biochar production trials with biochar applied on 80 acres of land; 60% of trials showing positive impact on yield or soil health

Output 3: Solar irrigation

Solar irrigation systems installed and operational on pilot mango and pineapple farms, with service delivery models tested and business model developed.

  • Target: 2 solar irrigation systems installed on one mango and one pineapple farm, 1 business model developed & tested

Output 4: Regenerative agriculture

Farmers and farmers associations access training on regenerative practices through HPW.

  • Target: 50 trainings provided to farmers, farmer associations and local providers on regenerative practices, with 1000 people participating (10% of whom are women and youth)

Output 5: Carbon accounting

Business model for carbon credits developed and operationalized, resulting in estimated avoided GHG emissions (CO₂-equivalents) and number of stakeholders trained on climate change mitigation accounting.

  • Target: 1 business model developed and tested, 10 people trained on climate change mitigation accounting (of whom 50% are women and youth)

Output 6: Farmer partnership & Quality parameter

Partnerships and coordination mechanisms established between smallholders, aggregators, and local processors, resulting in improved transparency and value addition in the supply chain.

  • Target: 3 roundtables conducted (40% of women / youth participating in the roundtables), 1 quality payment parameter

Output 7: Women & Youth inclusiveness

Women-led farms and vibrant youth are actively engaged and empowered in agri-food value chains through targeted training, participation in value chain activities, and inclusive decision-making processes.

  • Target: 70 female farm owners are trained and empowered (20 additional to the baseline), 5 youth are engaged in pineapple reproduction

Output 8:

Knowledge sharing Results from pilot interventions are disseminated through stakeholder workshops, and a roadmap for scale-up across sourcing regions is developed and validated.