At a Glance
- $2.4 million facility strengthens Kuapa Kokoo’s operations during Ghana’s peak cocoa season.
- Funding empowers over 100,000 smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa cooperative.
- Sahel Capital channels patient capital for inclusive agricultural growth across Africa.
Sahel Capital, a Lagos-based private investment firm focused on sub-Saharan African food and agriculture, through its social enterprise fund, has invested $2.4 million in Ghana’s Kuapa Kokoo Limited (KKL), one of the country’s largest cocoa cooperatives.
Kuapa Kokoo empowers over 100,000 farmers
The funding, through Sahel’s Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), aims to expand KKL’s working capital and support over 100,000 smallholder cocoa farmers during Ghana’s peak cocoa buying season.
By reinforcing Kuapa Kokoo’s operations, the investment ensures farmers have stable market access and income, while strengthening the cocoa supply chain. Sahel Capital’s move highlights its strategy of deploying patient capital to high-impact agribusinesses across sub-Saharan Africa.
$2.4 million funding strengthens Ghana cocoa cooperative
The facility is designed to support Kuapa Kokoo’s expanded working capital needs, particularly as it scales cocoa procurement during Ghana’s peak buying season. As a licensed buying company, KKL plays a strategic role in the country’s cocoa ecosystem, purchasing beans from farmers and supplying them to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for export at regulated prices.
What sets Kuapa Kokoo apart is its ownership structure. The company is largely owned by the Kuapa Kokoo Farmers Union (KKFU), the largest farmer cooperative in West Africa, representing more than 100,000 certified cocoa farmers. Through this model, smallholder farmers retain a direct stake in the cocoa value chain, improving income stability and market access.
Sahel Capital promotes inclusive agricultural growth
The transaction underscores Sahel Capital’s broader strategy of deploying patient capital into high-impact agribusinesses across Africa. By backing farmer-owned institutions like Kuapa Kokoo, SEFAA continues to channel capital toward inclusive growth, strengthening agricultural supply chains while improving livelihoods in one of Africa’s most economically vital sectors.
