Asanko Gold engages communities with new farming assistance project

Over 1,000 farmers are being targeted for modern and climate-smart practices training, with direct input support provided to 250 farmers under the Community Agricultural Support Project (CASP), an initiative spearheaded by Asanko Gold Ghana Limited for its host communities.

The initiative aims to improve yields through better-quality inputs, strengthen technical capacity through farmer training, promote climate-smart and sustainable farming practices, support stronger farmer groups and access to credit, and encourage youth involvement in modern agriculture and agribusiness.

The program will also link 500 farmers to cooperatives and credit schemes, engage 500 youth in agribusiness opportunities including beekeeping, mushroom production, fish farming and piggery, strengthen farmer groups for improved coordination and market access, and ensure effective delivery through joint monitoring by Asanko and the District Agriculture Departments.

According to the management of Asanko Gold Ghana Limited, the initiative goes beyond distributing inputs.

It is a deliberate effort to help families stabilize and strengthen their livelihoods in a changing economic environment.

Agriculture remains a major source of support for families across Asanko’s host communities and the Amansie areas, but rising input costs, limited access to tools and gaps in technical support have made effective farming increasingly difficult.

These challenges resulted in the birth of the Community Agricultural Support Project, a targeted initiative designed to respond to real needs and strengthen household resilience.

Speaking at the launch of CASP, General Manager for Asanko Gold Ghana Limited, Ahmed Mohadini-Yahaya, explained that the initiative, which falls under the company’s five-year development program, will help change the perception that people in the Amansie areas are focused solely on mining and not farming.

He stressed that the land cannot be left to illegal mining, hence the need to support farmers to increase yields for a ready market—where Asanko Gold Ghana Limited will purchase the produce to feed its staff members.



He added, “We want to change the narrative from the illegal mining that we have in these communities to more productive and farming organized structures.”

He further appealed to chiefs and opinion leaders to support farmers and intensify education to help them appreciate the importance of farming over illegal mining.

Amansie South District Crop Officer, Benjamin Benim, described the initiative as a game-changer, noting that it will reduce the cost burden on farmers in acquiring basic farm tools in the long term.

“Asanko Gold Ghana is also ready to buy the produce from the farmers. So they will buy all the cassava and also help the farmers to add value to the produce to improve their livelihoods. So Asanko is doing a wonderful work for the farmers,” he said.

Beneficiary farmers lauded the initiative and commended Asanko Gold Ghana Limited for the support.

One of the farmers, Frimpong from Manso-Krofrom, said, “This is not the first time Asanko is supporting us. The company has been consistent in supporting farmers within its host communities and we are forever grateful.”

According to management, these initiatives reflect the company’s long-term commitment to supporting wellbeing, strengthening local capacity and promoting shared progress.