Agrihouse Foundation’s Boost to Bloom Project is steadily transforming the face of rural agribusiness, with a strong emphasis on empowering women to lead in agricultural production and entrepreneurship.
Through its forward-thinking, hands-on training model, the initiative is not only building capacity but also reigniting interest in chilli farming,a high-value crop with vast economic potential for smallholder farmers.
In the Savannah Region, over 1,000 farmers, mostly women and youth,have been equipped with the tools, knowledge, and networks needed to thrive in the chilli pepper value chain.
Agrihouse Foundation, in collaboration with AGRA and Mastercard Foundation under the Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) programme, has concluded the first phase of its regional outreach in the Savannah Region, engaging over 1,000 smallholder farmers across three key districts like ,Lingbinsi (North Gonja), Yapei (Central Gonja), and Busunu (West Gonja).
The mobilization efforts, which included targeted community entry activities and strategic farmer engagement, have laid the groundwork for the ongoing Boost-to-Bloom Project, an initiative focused on transforming rural livelihoods through climate-smart chilli pepper production and agribusiness development.
As part of the project’s implementation, beneficiaries participated in a three-day boot camp where they were trained in comprehensive agronomic practices, business management, crop budgeting, and value addition along the chilli pepper value chain.
The training also focused on equipping participants with the entrepreneurial mindset and practical tools needed to build sustainable agro-enterprises within their local communities.
Across all three communities, demonstration plots, nursery sites, and farmlands have been fully prepared and are now ready for planting, signaling a key transition from orientation to implementation.
Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, expressed optimism about the regional uptake of the project, stating, “The momentum in the Savannah Region affirms the potential of youth and women when they are given the right resources and training.
With Lingbinsi, Yapei, and Busunu already trained and set for production, the next leg of the project will move to Zabzugu in the Northern Region, where another 1,000 beneficiaries are expected to benefit from the training.
The Boost-to-Bloom Project is part of a broader goal to empower 20,000 young people, particularly women and persons with disabilities, across five regions, Northern, Savannah, North East, Upper East, and Upper West by 2028. Through this initiative, Agrihouse aims to strengthen food systems, improve rural livelihoods, and drive local agribusiness development through value-added vegetable production.
