Description
Dispark Ghana is a Ghanaian, privately-owned company, that imports and exports agricultural commodities and provides agribusiness related services. The company is committed to international trade with the sole aim of importing and exporting non-traditional export commodities from Ghana to the EU, North America and other parts of the world.
Market Opportunity/ Problem
Dispark’s main objective is to empower women and unemployed youth through Agriculture and agro processing activities and make agribusiness attractive. It produces and sources agricultural commodities such as yam, cassava, chilli pepper, ginger and coconut from other farmers. It adds value to these commodities by processing them before supplying to local companies, local markets and exporting them as agricultural raw material or finished products. Dispark helps farmers find reliable markets for their produce, preventing post harvest losses.
Company Information
Years of operation
6
Type of organization
Private company
Stage of the business
Growth stage
Agribusiness focus
Value addition/ processing
Agriculture value chain(s) focus?
Food crops
Primary country of operation
Ghana
Other country(ies) of operation
N/A
How many employees does your business have?
21
Does the business have more than 30% women ownership?
Yes
Does the business have more than 30% youth ownership (under 35 years)?
No
Financing and expansion overview
How much capital is the company currently fundraising (US$)?
50k-500k
What is the split between equity and debt?
100,000 Equity and 50,000 debt