Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana

What Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana does

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is a non-governmental, membership-based farmer advocacy organization founded in 2005 and headquartered in Accra, Ghana. It operates as the apex Farmer-Based NGO in Ghana with the mandate to advocate for pro-poor agriculture and trade policies on behalf of smallholder farmers. PFAG serves over 1,000,055 individual smallholder farmers organized through 1,962 registered Farmer-Based Organizations (FBOs) spanning more than 70 districts across all 16 regions of Ghana.

PFAG's core service offering is structured around four pillars: capacity building, partnership building, knowledge management, and business development. It delivers these through a portfolio of projects covering agricultural governance and accountability, post-harvest loss reduction and nutrition security, pastoral development, agroecology and sustainable agriculture, trade and agribusiness, and farmer productivity enhancement. Direct programmatic activities include distributing agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, solar pumping machines, knapsack sprayers, soil testing kits), conducting training workshops on organic farming and advocacy skills, organizing multi-stakeholder platform meetings, and running budget analysis and policy sensitization sessions. The organization also operates a monitoring program for government flagship agricultural projects including Planting for Food and Jobs, One Village One Dam, and One District One Factory, and has established fertilizer watchdog committees in border towns to combat smuggling.

The organization's revenue model is two-pronged: recurring membership dues from individual smallholder farmers and FBOs, and project-based grants from international development partners including the MasterCard Foundation, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/DGIS), OXFAM, and Kosmos Innovation Center. PFAG does not develop or deploy proprietary technology platforms; its digital footprint consists of a website, YouTube channel, and standard communications infrastructure. The organization is governed by a democratically elected leadership structure headed by an Executive Director and a National President/Board Chairman, with representation from all 16 regions.

Name

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana

Legal name

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana

Website

https://peasantfarmers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is a non-governmental, membership-based farmer advocacy organization founded in 2005 that serves as the apex Farmer-Based NGO in Ghana, advocating for pro-poor agriculture and trade policies on behalf of over 1 million smallholder farmers organized through 1,962 FBOs across all 16 regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advocacy Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management (BPADALAG), Governance, Public Financial Management & Service Delivery Reform (BPADAEAD)

Keywords

• Farmer advocacy
• Agricultural policy
• Capacity building
• Smallholder farmers
• Agribusiness development

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Individual smallholder farmers and Farmer-Based Organizations (FBOs) pay membership fees to join PFAG, contributing to the organization's operational revenue.
2. Project funding and grants: PFAG receives project-based funding and grants from international development organizations, foundations, and government programs to implement agricultural development, advocacy, and capacity-building projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PFAG is a non-governmental, non-profit apex farmer-based organization in Ghana that advocates for pro-poor agricultural and trade policies on behalf of smallholder farmers. It provides capacity building, partnership building, knowledge management, and business development services through thematic programs in agriculture governance, post-harvest loss reduction, agroecology, pastoral development, farmer productivity enhancement, and trade and agribusiness. It also operates a farmer market centre and runs training in leadership, gender, and related skill areas.

Product overview

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is an apex Farmer-Based Non-Governmental Organization that functions as an advocacy and membership organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of services including Capacity Building, Partnership Building, Knowledge Management, and Business Development. PFAG implements multiple agricultural projects covering agricultural governance, post-harvest loss reduction, pastoral development, agroecology, farmer productivity enhancement, and trade/agribusiness. The organization connects 1,962 registered Farmer Based Organizations (FBOs) comprising over 1 million individual members across Ghana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agriculture Governance Program Program supporting governance improvements in the agricultural sector for smallholder farmers in Ghana, including policy advocacy and institutional engagement.
• Post-Harvest Loss Reduction Program Program delivering training, techniques, and support to smallholder farmers to reduce post-harvest losses and improve produce quality and income.
• Pastoral Development Program Program supporting pastoralist smallholder farmers with capacity building, knowledge management, and partnership services to enhance their livelihoods.
• Agroecology Program Program promoting agroecological farming practices and providing related training to smallholder farmers across Ghana.
• Enhancing Farmers Productivity Program Program delivering productivity-enhancing training and support to smallholder farmers, including improved farming techniques and practices.
• Trade and Agribusiness Program Program supporting smallholder farmers in trade and agribusiness development, including market access, business development, and partnership building.
• Farmer Market Centre Physical market centre providing smallholder farmer members of PFAG with a direct venue to sell produce and access markets.
• Farmer Training and Capacity Building Training services for smallholder farmers covering leadership, gender, and related skill areas, delivered through PFAG's programming and FBO network.

Quantifiable outcome

• PFAG organized a capacity-building and input distribution exercise in Kamgbunli, Ellembelle District, distributing 2 solar pumping machines, 5 knapsack sprayers, 100 organic pesticides, and 4 soil testing kits to smallholder vegetable farmers.
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Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026FAO supported the 'Enhancing Farmers Productivity' (Green Grove) project, which aimed to strengthen PFAG's capacity to advocate for effective forest and farm policies while enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of its members to improve livelihoods and sustainable development.
• Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) co-supports the project 'Enhancing Vegetable Productivity and Market Linkages to Improve Job Creation and Sustained Incomes for Smallholder Farmers in Ghana' along with the MasterCard Foundation. KIC's support enables PFAG to conduct capacity-building and distribute farming inputs such as solar pumping machines and organic pesticides to vegetable farmers in Ellembelle District.
• Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025MoFA is a key government partner for PFAG. PFAG collaborates with MoFA on awareness creation for government programs including the Feed Ghana Programme and Planting for Food and Jobs Phase Two (PFJ 2.0), and participates in national stakeholder validation workshops on agricultural policy frameworks.
• AbibiNsroma FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022AbibiNsroma Foundation partnered with PFAG and other CSOs in the National Caravan on Climate Change 2022 ahead of COP27. The foundation focuses on climate justice and demands developed countries pay for environmental damages caused.
• Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisation Development (CIKOD)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022CIKOD is a long-standing partner of PFAG and member of the Food Sovereignty Platform. CIKOD participates in joint advocacy on agroecology, GMOs, and the Plant Breeders Bill, and co-organized the National Caravan on Climate Change 2022.
• International Budget PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021International Budget Partnership collaborated with PFAG on sensitization workshops regarding the implementation guidelines for the 2021 Planting for Food and Jobs program, providing advocacy support to address fertilizer price increases affecting smallholder farmers.
• General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019GAWU, represented by Secretary General Edward Kareweh, participates in joint engagements with PFAG including OSIWA project meetings. Both organizations are members of the Food Sovereignty Platform and share advocacy interests in sustainable agriculture.
• SNV Netherlands Development OrganisationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SNV manages the 'Voice for Change Partnership Programme,' a five-year project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS). PFAG participates in this program within the Food and Nutrition Security thematic area, focusing on post-harvest management and nutrition security, with capacity building provided to PFAG to advocate for improvements in the sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN): Apex national farmer association in Nigeria serving as the umbrella body for farmer groups across multiple states, directly comparable to PFAG's mandate to advocate for smallholder farmer interests and aggregate grassroots farmer organizations in Ghana.
• General Agricultural Workers' Union of Ghana (GAWU): Ghana-based agricultural workers' union that co-participates with PFAG in the Food Sovereignty Platform and joint advocacy on sustainable agriculture, directly comparable as a domestic CSO working on pro-poor agricultural policy.
• Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisation Development (CIKOD): Ghana-based CSO and Food Sovereignty Platform member that co-organizes climate and agroecology advocacy with PFAG, directly comparable as a peer in pro-smallholder sustainable agriculture advocacy.
• Solidaridad West Africa: West African non-profit focused on sustainable and inclusive agricultural value chains with farmer livelihoods as a core outcome, comparable to PFAG's agroecology, sustainable agriculture, and smallholder farmer support agenda.
• Kenya National Farmers' Federation (KENAFF): Kenya's apex farmer organization representing farmers nationally with farmer-based cooperative networks, comparable to PFAG as a member-driven smallholder advocacy federation operating at national scale with policy influence.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam in Ghana: Major international humanitarian and development NGO with a multi-sector mandate that includes climate justice and food sovereignty advocacy in Ghana, overlapping with PFAG on smallholder farmer support and policy advocacy at a significantly larger scale.
• ActionAid Ghana: Country office of a global development NGO with broader program scope (women's rights, governance, food rights) that overlaps with PFAG on smallholder farmer advocacy and climate justice, operating at a larger scale and budget.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (Ghana): Large international development organization that funds and partners with PFAG through the Voice for Change Partnership Programme, working on a broader portfolio (energy, water, agriculture) of which smallholder agriculture is one component.

Others

• Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC): Ghana-based agritech and agribusiness incubator that co-funds and co-implements vegetable productivity and market-linkage projects with PFAG and MasterCard Foundation, enabling agribusiness development that overlaps with PFAG's market-linkage focus.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Ghana: UN agency that funds PFAG's 'Enhancing Farmers Productivity' (Green Grove) project and partners on forest and farm policy work; FAO is an enabling/funder partner rather than a competitive peer, given its role as a global policy and technical assistance organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@peasantfarmersassociationo9430
• Xx.com/pfagghana
• Facebookfacebook.com/Peasant-Farmers-Association-of-Ghana-100064551497918
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peasant-farmers-association-of-ghana

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Profiles5 records

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