Land-banking presents a strategic foundation for the growth and sustainability of agri-business operations across Ghana and Africa. With increasing interest in food security, climate-smart agriculture, and rural industrialization, access to structured land assets has become a priority for investors and agric entrepreneurs.
The availability of underutilized, idle, or communal lands offers viable pathways to scale up production, processing, and value addition in agriculture. Opportunities such as outgrower schemes, lease-to-own arrangements, access to government and district land banks, and land within agro-industrial parks provide fertile ground for securing land at competitive terms.
These arrangements often align with national development goals and are eligible for technical and financial support from institutions such as Ghana EXIM Bank, GIRSAL, ADB, USAID, and other international partners.
In addition, innovative land models, such as using reclaimed mining lands for agroforestry or aggregating peri-urban plots for greenhouse projects further broaden the landscape for agribusiness investment.
Many of these initiatives are complemented by funding windows targeted at women, youth, climate resilience, and food system transformation.In essence, land-banking is not only about acquiring land but structuring access in a way that supports production, de-risks financing, and unlocks inclusive rural development.
Source :Joyceln Marigold -African Property Marigold
