The Chief Executive Officer of Agri-Impact, Daniel Fahene Acquaye, has revealed that National Service Personnel (NSPs) under his company’s mentorship generated over GH₵350,000 within just eight months through innovative agribusiness practices.
Speaking at the Young Agribusiness Professionals (YAPP) Cohort 3 Grande Finale and Awards Night in Accra, Mr. Acquaye said the achievement demonstrates the untapped potential of NSPs when given the right training, technology, and responsibility.
“I’m excited to let the world know that we engaged three National Service persons at the Dawhenya Greenhouse Farm to manage just one acre net house. For the period they started, eight months, these three National Service persons cultivating one acre net house farm have generated 350,000 Ghana cedis. I wonder what crop and what technology in Ghana here that somebody within eight months can get 350,000 Ghana cedis. And this was generated by no other persons than National Service persons,” he said.
Mr. Acquaye noted that the feat was possible because Agri-Impact prioritizes orientation and capacity-building for service personnel before deployment.
NSPs are trained in soft skills, work ethics, reporting, public speaking, and digital tools like Excel before being assigned roles.
According to him, the Dawhenya example is proof that service personnel, if guided, can significantly boost productivity and even transform agribusiness models across the country.
“Once you build them, give them the skills and support them, they increase your productivity. We’ve had National Service persons who are now our marketing officers, marketing most of the fresh produce that we produce. Some with IT skills have introduced digital solutions into our space and the things that we are doing,” Mr. Acquaye added.
He challenged institutions across Ghana to rethink their approach to handling NSPs, urging them to stop relegating young graduates to menial tasks and instead nurture their skills to drive innovation and economic impact.
