President of the Coffee Federation of Ghana, Mr. Samuel Adimado, has said Ghana’s coffee industry is emerging as a viable investment option for small and large entrepreneurs.
Addressing the 2025 Coffee Week launch in Accra, Mr. Adimado noted, “When you look at coffee from seed to cup, depending on your idea and how much little you have, you can have a business.” He stressed that coffee offers more accessible entry points than cocoa, which requires huge investments.
He highlighted the Federation’s role in supporting members: “At the Coffee Federation, that is what we are carefully manoeuvring, engaging state institutions, international bodies, to make sure that we encourage the private sector to be at the forefront of our coffee promotion.”
Mr. Adimado said Ghana is strategically positioned to expand coffee production. “We have farmers who were doing cocoa, and now cocoa is not doing well. If you go to the transition zones… these communities are willing to diversify into coffee as an income generating activity.”
He also called for collaboration to grow the sector, particularly in seedling production. “We call on Cocoa Research Institute, Cocoa Board, international partners to support us in producing more seedlings… because obviously, as the report has been given out, one million seedlings is not enough. 600 hectares a year is not enough.”
He concluded by inviting stakeholders to invest in the coffee sector. “We invite all those gathered here, those who are not here, to join us in revitalising our coffee sector, making our coffee sector more appealing, because there’s a business case,” he said.