Amaati Group (previously Unique Quality Product Enterprise)Empowering rural women through farming indigenous Fonio grains



Salma AbdulaiFounder and CEO, Unique Quality Product Enterprise
Salma AbdulaiFounder and CEO, Unique Quality Product Enterprise
Salma AbdulaiFounder and CEO, Unique Quality Product Enterprise
Salma AbdulaiFounder and CEO, Unique Quality Product Enterprise
Amaati Group (previously Unique Quality Product Enterprise) trains marginalised women suppliers in agronomic practices to farm Fonio, an indigenous grain that has low water requirements and can withstand adverse weather conditions. The enterprise dries, de-husks, packages, stores and markets Fonio cereal products for household consumption.
The company assists its suppliers with acquiring land for cultivation and buying the harvested grain at guaranteed prices. It currently produces 15,000 kg of Fonio weekly, and promotes production, sales and consumption of Fonio by improving post-harvest processing, developing marketing strategies and raising product awareness.
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Unique Quality Product Enterprise Limited purchases, processes and stores the raw Fonio, mobilizes capital, markets products, ensures payments and supervises quality controls.
Pagsung Women Association mobilises women, provides premises for processing, storage and packaging and provides the link between business and donators.
The Food and Science Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology carries out food and research activities and ensures that product quality and Ghanaian food standards are met.
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The 2016 SAG-SEED Awards are supported by the SWITCH-Africa Green project, which is implemented by UNEP with the assistance of the European Union.