Ghana - Business creation project

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Danquandra Farms & Foods is an Integrated Catfish Farm with an Agro-pastoral farming system. The Agro-pastoral part of the farming comprises growing crops such as pepper, tomatoes, and vegetables with poultry fowls.

01.01 Décrivez votre projet en détail

Danquandra Farms & Foods is an Integrated Organic farming system in that involves the rearing of catfish with poultry fowls and crops. These crops are vegetables and tomatoes. The farming system is in a circular economy so nothing will go to waste. Catfish will be reared in ponds and the poultry coop will be situated on the pond. Waste droplets from poultry will be used as manure to enrich the soil to enhance crop yield. it will also boost the growth of plankton in the pond which will serve as a source of food in the natural environment of the catfish because the waste droplets contain methane. This will also reduce the chances of methane getting into the atmosphere to contribute to climate change. Water from the pond will be used to irrigate crops to facilitate growth. The quality of Catfish, Vegetables, and poultry grown will serve as food for humans and promote food security. It will solve the problem of high-cost of fish in rural communities like Teacher Mante and its environs.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Food is essential for growth and energy. Fish remains an important source of protein for humans. This project seeks to address the problem of food shortage and quality. Recently, the high rate of illegal mining has destroyed the quality of water bodies in which fishes live. Artisanal mining releases heavy metals into the water which get into these fish making them harmful for consumption. In recent times in a documentary entitled “Poised for Gold” by Erastus Donkor in Ghana, four babies were born with deformities. They did not have some body parts like sex organs and some had limbs growing on their shoulders. These babies died before being born and their mothers died upon giving birth to them. After medical testing and analysis, heavy metals were found in these babies. These mothers might have consumed foodstuffs from water bodies or land polluted with heavy metals since they were all living in regions where “galamsey” is high. This project will provide quality food from clean water

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service que vous souhaitez fournir par votre projet (au moins 3).

The project intends to ensure food security by growing and providing quality and affordable foods and protein as quality fish become scarce. The farm is an organic farm and the will have a circular economy where waste from one organism becomes a useful product for another. The methane in the poultry droppings which could have contributed to climate change will be used as a manure to enrich the soil in which the crop grows.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adressera le produit/service de votre projet. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Danquandra Farms & Foods aims to serve rural communities like Teacher Mante and its Environs, schools, chop bars, cold stores, food packaging companies, and restaurants.

01.05 Quand avez-vous commencé à travailler sur votre projet ?

01/04/2024

01.06 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires sur votre projet en plus de vous ?

5

01.07 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

2

01.08 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre projet (compétences, expérience, etc.).

1. Mr. Lovans Owusu Takyi is the Managing director at the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions, an NGO that aims at environmental protection, renewable Energy, and biodiversity sustainability. He has advocated natural resource protection. Have won grants to establish many projects to improve livelihood like the Agroecology project and the Women in Renewable Energy project in May 2024. 2. Hadizat Ahmed is a Junior Program Officer at ISEES. She holds a degree in BSc. Natural resources Management and specialized in Fisheries and Aquaculture for two years at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. 3. Christabel Gyimah-Kwaw is a Junior Program Officer at ISEES with an interest in food production and ensuring environmental sustainability 4. Mr. George Atta Quainoo is the Human resource manager of ISEES. A farmer who rears pigs and produces biogas with the pig waste to generate electricity. 5. Prof. Agbo Nelson. A fisheries and aquaculture expert, KNUST

01.09 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-danquah-251b10268?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

01.10 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre projet ?

b) Matériaux (agriculture, pêche, produits chimiques, matériaux de construction, conteneurs et emballages, métaux et mines, papier et produits forestiers)

02.01.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This project provides direct and indirect jobs for the youth in the region which will enable them make earn some money to provide their basic needs. This improves livelihood and boost economic growth

02.02.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This project provides quality, local and affordable food and fish for human consumption and to ensure food security.

02.03.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Protein helps to build body cells and repair worn-out tissues so poultry and fish will serve as a source of protein and energy to the human body. The crops when consumed will boost the immune system of the people promoting good health and well-being

02.04.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Éducaiton de Qualité'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Danquandra Farms and Food will serve as eco-tourism for institutions and schools that have an interest in food production, agriculture and environmental protection

02.05.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This project involves both males and females in it production and sales. the managers of the farm will be made up of 3 females and 3 males to promote gender equality.

02.06.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The water used will be treated and reused and will be used to irrigate crops instead of channeling it into the sea to pollute it.

02.07.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere will be under control as waste dropping from poultry containing methane will be used as manure to enrich the soil in which the crop grows to improve crop yield. As ISEES is into clean cookstoves making and the farm closer to the site, students who visit the farm for practical work and tourism will be educated on the importance of using clean cookstoves alongside educating them in the farming system.

02.08.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Whilst this project provides social benefits, it also takes into consideration environmental health and safety as well as economic growth. This is an organic farm and circular economy that an organism reuses waste produced by another organism. Nothing goes waste to pollute the environment. This project also involves the youth in its operation which solve the problem of unemployment among the youth in the community. This helps in economic growth as the high dependency rate of the educated youth on their old aged and economically struggling parents and the economy.

02.09.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovaiton et Infrastructure'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

While most agricultural projects grow only a particular form of organism and dispose the waste into the environment to pollute the environment, this project grows and provides human needs like food as well as properly utilize the waste generated to the benefit of another organism.

02.10.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

02.11.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

In a country where food shortage is high and quality fish is scarce, this project will ensure food security, provide direct and indirect jobs for others with no or little waste produced. The project also ensures that the environment or community is protected.

02.12.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsable'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

As most fishes grow in water bodies polluted with heavy metals due to illegal mining, most people have the fear of buying fish, and others with less or no knowledge about the quality of food they consume end up eating fish containing heavy metals. This project will be one of the safest organic farms to purchase quality foods and fish because the farm is situated in Teacher Mante, a local community far away from an illegal mining site.

02.13.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Luttle contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

The methane in the poultry droppings which could have contributed to climate change will be used as a manure to enrich the soil in which the crop grows.

02.14.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Overfishing is one of the causes of fish going extinct. This project will grow fish through aquaculture on land which will reduce overfishing in oceans and water bodies. This will enable fish in the water bodies to repopulate to increase in number.

02.15.01 Mon projetp contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

In the process of ensuring food security, this project will promote environmental sustainability, Crops grown will serve as habitat for some earthworms, butterflies, and other micro-organisms increasing the biological characteristics of the soil. The land will be enriched to grow crops and grasses which will prevent desertification.

02.16.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

Danquandra farms and Foods will provide quality, affordable, and available food to consume. This will bring peace to society as no one worries about any heavy metals that might be in food consumed.

02.17.01 Mon projet contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de mon projet

This project will be in partnership with the Fisheries Commission, Food and Drugs Board Authority, Authorities of the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions, and Lecturers from the Department of Fisheries, watershed, and Aquaculture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for better implementation.

05.01 Il existe un grand nombre de clients qui utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire à celui que nous envisageons de créer.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.02 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

05.03 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.04 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.05 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.06 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

05.07 Le produit/service que nous voulons créer est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

05.08 Justification de mon projet

This project is an improvement on an existing service or product where poultry and crops are grown together on the same piece of land but the waste is channeled into the environment like the sea to pollute it. Others grow and sell the food products at a very expensive price making local communities unable to purchase. This project targets people of all levels to ensure that every end user is safe and satisfied.

05.09 Qui sont vos principaux potentiels concurrents et qu'est-ce qui vous différencie d'eux ?

My main potential competitors are fish farmers and Agro-pastoral farmers. This project is unique because it will solve issues beyond ensuring food security. It will serve as eco-tourism to students, employment to most of the youth, and affordable to buy

10.06 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?

As a Junior Program Officer at the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Solutions (ISEES) for National Service, I facilitated a workshop organized by ISEES (a non-governmental organization) in partnership with Gower Street on an agroecology project and women and youth in renewable Energy on 23rd, 24th, and 25th May 2024. These women were given skill training on using urine for weedicides and fertilizers, solar panel connection, liquid soap making, biomass charcoal briquette making using coconut husks, clean cookstoves and coal pots manufacturing and use and production of mushroom from rice husks and groundnut husks and given some little amount of money for start-up. This is to promote female entrepreneurs. women from Teacher Mante, Otuase, Kofipare, Okrase, Amanase, Oforikrom, Governorkrom, suhum, Nsawam, Beposo, Bepoase, and many others attended. As a service person at an NGO, I look for the social and environmental development of the community.