Dec 23- 2025

High Commissioner Concludes Landmark Agriculture & Investment Summit, Sets Clear Path for Canada–Ghana Partnership TORONTO, CANADA – December 19, 2025 – The Africa Agriculture, Trade & Investment Summit (AATIS) Canada 2025 concluded on December 19, 2025, marking a significant step in advancing practical cooperation between Canada and Ghana. Over two days at Humber Polytechnic University in Toronto, Her Excellency Professor Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh, High Commissioner of Ghana to Canada, led a Ghanaian delegation of sector experts that worked with Canadian partners to define clear areas for collaboration and investment. The High Commissioner delivered both the opening and closing addresses, setting the tone for a results-oriented engagement and ensuring a coherent close to the summit’s outcomes.

Held under the theme: Agriculture, Technology & Trade – Unlocking Africa’s Investment Future, the summit provided a working platform for identifying opportunities and clarifying the requirements for successful investment. In her closing remarks, H.E. Prof. Edu-Buandoh noted that the discussions produced concrete outcomes. “Our objective was to move from broad interest to actionable commitments,” she stated. “The partnerships formed, the projects presented, and the policy clarity offered give Canadian investors a dependable understanding of Ghana’s agribusiness landscape.”<\p>

Throughout the summit, various keynote speakers outlined Ghana’s investment prospects.

H.E. Dr. Kalu, Secretary-General for the African Union Sixth Region Global, emphasized a shift toward cooperation based on shared benefit and practical opportunity.

Mr. Evans Kyere Mensah, Summit Host and Founder of Agric wealth Ghana, delivered a detailed and practical commercial roadmap. He expanded on specific opportunities in cassava processing, starch production, and integrated commercial farming, providing cost structures, scalability timelines, and market demand projections. He underscored the importance of structured value chains and highlighted the readiness of multiple Ghana-based agribusiness enterprises for immediate partnership. Mr. Kyere Mensah also emphasized that the significant quantum of annual diaspora remittances reflects strong confidence in Ghana’s economy and represents a substantial pool of capital that, when properly directed, can accelerate agro-industrial growth and support long-term national development.

Mr. Emmanuel Duodu, President of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario, underscored the diaspora’s role as a trusted bridge between the two countries.

Mr. Nii Odoi Yemoh, President of the Ghana-Canada Chamber of Commerce, addressed trade facilitation and the support available to Canadian businesses exploring the Ghanaian market.

Mr. Charles Gyan, farmer and legal practitioner, provided practical insight into operating within Ghana’s regulatory and commercial environment.

A key achievement of the summit was the clear presentation of Ghana’s investment framework, including:

Incentive Regime: Investor protections under the GIPC Act, Free Zone benefits including a 0% corporate tax rate on exports for ten years, and import duty exemptions for agricultural machinery.

Market Access: Ghana’s position as the entry point to the ECOWAS region and host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, offering access to a continental market of 1.3 billion people.

Policy Alignment: Direct links to national programmes such as Feed Ghana and the Big Push industrialization agenda, ensuring that investor-led projects align with national priorities.

To maintain progress, the High Commission announced a structured follow-up process. This includes a webinar with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre to provide direct access to vetted project pipelines, and a business roundtable in Canada to continue discussions with interested Canadian partners.

The conclusion of the Africa Agriculture, Trade & Investment Summit (AATIS) Canada 2025 signals a shift toward a more coordinated and outcome-oriented partnership between Canada and Ghana, with enhanced opportunities for investment and meaningful contributions to Ghana’s development agenda.