In just one year, the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program has become a beacon of hope for thousands of young Ghanaians, proving that agriculture can be a transformative career path.
 
Rolled out in December 2023, this four-year initiative by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited and a consortium of eight partners has facilitated dignified, fulfilling work opportunities for over 94,000 young people across Ghana’s agricultural sector within a year. 

The second cohort of the HAPPYTech Ambassadors Training has commenced under the HAPPY Project. 

The training, initiated by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited, is to equip participants with skills in digital agriculture, innovation, and collaboration.

Professor Nana Ewusi-Mensah, the project lead, emphasized the significance of the training. 

As part of efforts to enhance the staff capacity of Agri-Impact Group, two employees of Fresh Logistics, a subsidiary of the leading agribusiness firm, participated in the 12th edition of the Rijk Zwaan Afrisem Limited International Field Days 2025, held in Usa River, Arusha, Tanzania.  

Prince Kofi Boateng, Production Manager at Fresh Logistics, and Francis Awumee, Enterprise Development Officer, represented the company at the event from January 21 to 24, 2025.  

The staff of Agri-Impact Limited recently conducted a field trip to several communities participating in the HAPPY Program across the country. The purpose of the trip was to monitor the program's progress and gather valuable feedback for review and improvement.

The visit focused on assessing the impact of the project in selected Catholic Relief Services (CRS) project communities, including Kpulgini, Kulguduli, Wapuli, and Garimata Northern Region with particular attention to input quality, distribution effectiveness, and overall project success.

As a young Ghanaian with a passion for agriculture and a fresh degree in Agricultural Biotechnology, I am incredibly inspired by the HAPPY (Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth) Program. This program has provided thousands of youth with dignified work opportunities across four value chains: rice, poultry, tomato, and soybean, within the agribusiness space.

The Board of Directors of Agri-Impact Group Limited convened for its annual meeting last week at the Peninsula Resort in Akosombo, located in the Eastern Region of Ghana.  

This strategic gathering provided the board with an opportunity to review the performance of Agri-Impact Group and its subsidiaries—Agri-Impact Limited, Fresh Logistics, and ASNAPP—over the past year.  

The meeting also served as a platform to reflect on key lessons learned and discuss strategic plans for the upcoming year.

Update on HAPPY Program  

The world of agriculture is changing, with technology, sustainability, and youth empowerment now at its core. 
Spearheading this transformation is the E-HAPPY Project, a collaboration between Mastercard Foundation and Agri Impact Limited, with KNUST E-Learning Centre and iSchool Consult as implementing partners, now in its second cohort. 

Through programs such as E-Agripreneur, Happy Tech Ambassadors, and COFED training, Cohort 2 participants are being equipped with the skills and resources to bring innovation to their local communities.

The consortium implementing the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity (HAPPY) Program celebrated rural women last week at Challu in the Sissala East Municipality, Upper West Region, as part of the International Day of Rural Women. The event honoured the vital contributions of rural women to Ghana’s agricultural sector.

The Annual HAPPY Learning Event took place last week in Sunyani, Bono Region, to review the first-year achievements and challenges of the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program.

A partnership between the Mastercard Foundation, Agri-Impact Limited, and eight other partners, the HAPPY Program aims to create dignified jobs for 326,000 young Ghanaians—70% of whom are women and persons with disabilities—across the poultry, tomatoes, rice, and soybean value chains.