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GIRSAL’s 5th Anniversary: Celebrating 5 Years Of Transforming Agricultural Finance In Ghana

GIRSAL officially launched its 5th-anniversary celebration under the theme “Cultivating Growth: Five Years of Empowering Ghana’s Agriculture Through Innovative Finance and Technical Support.” The anniversary was launched with a special event that combined a celebration of GIRSAL’s transformative role in ...

Reviving the Natural Rubber Sector for Economic Growth: GIRSAL’s Contribution to the Sector

The rubber sector is a key component of Ghana’s economy, significantly contributing to the nation’s export revenues. In 2022 alone, exports of Technically Specified Rubber (processed natural rubber that has been graded to meet specific quality standards, for industrial use) ...

Building Expertise: Feedback from GIRSAL and DBG’s Agricultural Lending Training Programs for Financial Institutions

  GIRSAL and the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) have joined forces to enhance the understanding of Ghana’s agricultural sector among financial institutions. This initiative aims to bridge the knowledge gap, facilitating better access to agricultural loans and improving loan assessment ...

GIRSAL and DBG Extend Partnership to Boost Agricultural Financing for Growth and Self-Reliance

To stimulate additional financing for the agricultural sector, GIRSAL and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) have extended their partnership for an additional three years. This collaboration aims to accelerate lending to agribusinesses within key value chains, advancing Ghana’s goals of food ...

Celebrating Agricultural Finance Excellence: Girsal Partner Excellence Awards 2023

GIRSAL proudly unveils the distinguished recipients of the GIRSAL Partner Excellence Awards 2023, recognizing their contributions to agricultural finance in 2023. The 2023 honorees, including Absa Bank, Fidelity Bank, CBG Bank, and GCB, alongside two outstanding agricultural and agribusiness finance ...

GIRSAL Facilitates Dialogue with Financial Institutions and Lands Commission to Address Land Documentation Hurdles

GIRSAL recently facilitated a critical dialogue between the Lands Commission and Financial Institutions at a breakfast meeting in Accra. The event aimed to tackle persistent issues related to land documentation and collateral registration, which have been causing funding delays for ...

Closing the Agric Finance Knowledge Gap: GIRSAL and NBC Trains Financial Institution Decision-Makers

In a strategic collaboration with the National Banking College (NBC), and AGRA, GIRSAL is making important strides in reshaping agricultural financing in Ghana. This endeavour involves educating and empowering decision-makers within financial institutions, including executive management and boards, to better ...

Enhancing Agricultural Financing Expertise: GIRSAL’s Technical and Advisory Services (TAS)

Financial institutions in Ghana have historically shown a relatively lower appetite for agricultural financing compared to other sectors, a phenomenon often attributed to a combination of factors. Among these factors is the limited expertise and familiarity that financial institutions have ...

Ghanaian Bank Executives Embark on a Transformative Learning Visit to Kenya’s VegPro Group with GIRSAL

In an effort to bolster financial support for the burgeoning agribusiness sector in Ghana, GIRSAL organized a transformative four-day study tour to Kenya. This initiative brought together 21 senior officials from Ghanaian financial institutions including Development Bank Ghana, CBG, GCB ...

Advancing Bankers’ Agricultural Expertise: GIRSAL, NBC and DBG Train 151 Bankers from 29 Financial Institutions

GIRSAL, in collaboration with its partners, has successfully facilitated the 12th agriculture and agribusiness lending course for bankers in Ghana, furthering its support in enhancing agricultural finance knowledge. In 2023, GIRSAL set an ambitious target of training 120 staff members ...