PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

YIIFSWA II project: The Project seeks to develop and establish a functional, commercial seed yam seed system in Nigeria and Ghana to benefit smallholder farmers through timely and affordable access to high quality seed yam tubers of improved varieties.

Find out more at: http://yiifswa.iita.org/

Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC)

Founded in 2016, GCIC is a pioneering business incubator with a unique focus of developing SME ventures and entrepreneurs in Ghana’s ‘Green Economy’. We do this with a focus on five key economic sectors (energy efficiency & renewable energy; solar power; climate smart agriculture; domestic waste management; water management and purification), the provision of premium business advisory and business mentoring services, technical support in the development, prototyping and testing of their innovation, as well as financial Proof of Concept grants to qualifying SMEs within incubator. Hikma Agro Services is a member of GCIC Cohort 4.

Find out more at: https://www.ghanacic.org/gcic-grant-facilitates

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

· Crops Research Institute (CRI) Kumasi, Ghana.

· Savana Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Tamale, Ghana

CSIR-SARI and CSIR-CRI, are two national research institutes that we work closely with. Apart from providing clean planting material from their tissue culture and Temporary bioreactor labs to Hikma, they also provide specialized training in new technologies for seed yam multiplication, and technical backstopping from production to marketing.

Find out more at: https://www.cropsresearch.org/  and http://sari.csir.org.gh/

NewEnergy

NewEnergy is one of the leading development NGOs in Northern Ghana, with a very broad footprint in the development sector. The interventions focus on promoting productive uses of energy in farming and agro-processing, Water and Sanitation, solar Photovoltaics for rural energization, including mini-grid and small power plants for clinics and educational institutions. NewEnergy is a licensed renewable energy service provider in Ghana.

Find out more at: http://www.ecowrex.org/stakeholder/newenergy-ghana and https://www.modernghana.com/news/424803/eu-energy-facility-ii-project-for-communities.html

Seed Yam Out-growers

o   Afram Plains Development Organization (APDO, Donkokrom)

o   Prince Haruna

o   Timtooni Agri Input Suppliers

Our track record demonstrates strong delivery and partnership:

  • 2015–2016: Partnered with PowerAfrica (USAID) to introduce powered irrigation in the Nabogu River Valley, benefiting over 200 farmers across three villages.

  • 2018–2026: Collaborated with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to scale clean seed yam technology, significantly boosting yields in Northern Ghana.

  • 2018: Pioneered soil-less farming systems with the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) for quality seed yam production.

  • 2021–2026: Led innovative agrivoltaics research with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

  • 2023–present: Provides practical training and internships to African students through the University for Development Studies (West Africa Centre for Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture).

  • 2024-presen: Carrying out a proof-of-concept and pilot project on Black Soldier Fly farming with support from Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Centre(BNARI)