From leaving the Tokyo Stock Market as the only black equity analyst to investing over 2 million USD into a fish farm in Ghana, and why the brutal truth about why young Africans miss farming opportunities is that we've been conditioned to see weeding as punishment and farming as something for people who cannot read and write when the reality is that Ghana spends 100 million dollars per annum importing tomatoes from Burkina Faso.
Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Seth Boakye-Dankwah
00:03:39 From Japan's Stock Market to Ghana's Fish Farms
00:09:29 The Asian Mindset: Understanding Risk as Opportunity
00:18:42 The $2 Million Investment Decision
00:20:18 Recirculating Aquaculture System Explained
00:34:44 The Hard Truth About Catfish Farming Profitability
00:30:33 Why Family Members Are Banned From The Business
00:25:55 Building a Business That Outlives You
00:38:04 The Marketing Challenge: From Farm to Consumer
00:52:55 Advice for Young Africans: Why Farming is Wealth Creation
01:04:47 Product Showcase and Final Thoughts
Guest: Seth Boakye-Dankwah
Company - Mordecai Farms
Web: https://www.mordecaifarm.com/
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