Japanese agri-fintech company Degas Limited has pledged $100 million over the next four years to transform Ghana into Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub. The investment will scale up its existing model, which has already supported over 86,000 smallholder farmers across 122,000 acres. Degas’ CEO, Doga Makiura, announced the commitment during the recent Ghana Presidential Investment Forum, citing Ghana’s integrated approach to value chains and technology adoption as a model for sustainable agricultural transformation.
Degas’ platform integrates AI-driven satellite monitoring and precision agriculture, offering farmers improved yields, risk reduction, and access to affordable credit. Farmers repay through produce delivery, and the company maintains full traceability through QR-coded bags and field-level data collection via its mobile app. With a 95% loan repayment rate and doubled incomes reported, Degas is drawing increasing interest from Japanese investors eager to back scalable agricultural innovations in Africa.
The new funding will deepen partnerships in logistics, input supply, and offtake, while extending Degas’ financing and crop monitoring services. It aligns with Ghana’s broader goals to modernise agriculture, strengthen rural economies, and generate decent jobs for young people.
