Arailius-Ghana is an agricultural company currently investing in activities to develop a profitable cotton production project in Ghana. The project is a joint partnership with farmers exploring a farm model that combines commercial farms with small-holder farms. This initiative will transform aspect of the existing over 250,000 hectares of unused cotton land in the Sissala, through increasing its use in multiple profitable agricultural activities to improve the value of agricultural land and reach the final estate development cycle of transforming rural property.
To be the largest cotton production company in Africa, with the most diverse global brand of cotton products. Hold a leading position through building one of the most successful surgical cotton production companies in the world
The company aims to play a key role in creating sustainable welfare programs for children including implementing programmes for improved healthcare, potable water supply, apprenticeships, education, especially improving girl child enrolment and retention through instituting scholarships and other opportunities for them
Arailius has a high quality team with a combined 60 years’ record of designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating cotton projects. Over 60 years combined experience and insight into cotton research, policy and production
The Company also aims at providing support in the form workshops in enhancing the technical abilities of our farmers so as to increase productivity with safe practices, and providing learning and training opportunities in our facilities to the wards of farmers and other community members interested in acquiring knowledge in cotton production.
The Board of Arailius comprises of a teamexperts with considerable experience in setting up and successfully managing tailored cotton projects in Africa and strategic investors thereby, fulfilling the combination of policy, financial objectives and commercial principles.
The Company amongst other implements, supplies organic fertilizers to the small – holder farmer groups. Typically organic Fertilisers Supplied include all animal waste or maure, guano, and compost.
Arailius will seek to optimise market development and maximise leverage of investments by targeting and setting-up satellite offices Vietnam, China and Brazil where there is the highest concentration of cotton mills globally to generate sales leads for the produce.
In 1968 the Ghana government realized a huge potential in cotton production and established the Ghana Cotton Development Board which later became the Ghana Cotton Company Limited to oversee cotton production in the country. This intervention was expected to enhance the livelihoods of cotton farmers and reduce poverty. The cotton belt in Ghana is similar in agro-ecology to other cotton-producing countries in the West African sub-region. About 80 percent of cotton producing land is in the three regions of northern Ghana, of which the Sissala area have the highest potential. The entire Sissala land has a huge potential for the cultivation of cotton even without the use of fertilizer.
The use of chemical fertilizers, weedicides, insecticides, pesticides and other synthetic preparations greatly used in cultivating conventional cotton which adversely impacts the environment is strictly avoided
Using natural processes by combing traditional innovation and science rather than artificial inputs sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. This further benefits the shared environment and promotes good quality of life for all involved.
The goal of Arailius is to produce 100% certified organic cotton by opting for the use of traditional and natural processes and strictly avoiding conventional methods of production.
Ghana was a great cotton producing nation with neighbours that share common goal within cotton.
Ghana has farmers and engineers that have in-depth cotton knowledge ready to revive cotton.
The Geographical position within the north of the country along with the soil makes this an ideal location.
Cotton has a multitude of by-products well beyond commodity cotton. Many of these can create separate industries.
Acquisition of farm land & Land preparation (land Demarcation and Clearing)
Ploughing and Harrowing & Sowing or Planting
Fertiliser application (first and second fertiliser application)
Weed Control (first and second weed Control )
Insect and Pest Control & Harvesting
Bagging/Storage & Transportation
Annick Gouba-Guibal has worked as a consultant in project management, delivering business improvement and corporate communication in Western Europe, West and East Africa. Delivering assignments for…
…various international organizations (UNCATD, EU/ACP Secretariat) supporting the Africa cotton value chains.In 2007, Annick published a book on Sectorial Initiative in favour of West African cotton presented at the WTO. She then coordinated a special edition on the state of the cotton sectors in West and Central Africa in 2011 before moving into cotton and other commodity financing and controlling.
Annick holds a Master’s Degree in African History and a Specialised Master’s Degree in International Risk Management from HEC Paris.
Annick is fluent in French, English and German.
Samuel has worked as the Managing Director for SAS Capital Money Lending Limited and as a Financial Management Consultant with the Management Development and Productivity Institute.
He has trained employees of central banks in Africa and undertaken financial structuring for various public and private sector organisations. Samuel also has extensive experience of teaching finance and held course directorship positions in universities within the UK. He is a member of the UK Institute of Consulting and a fellow member of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Samuel has published on issues of finance, conducted collaborative research on banking and finance and; regularly presents papers at national and international conferences. He has a PhD in Finance from Birmingham City University and a Masters in Financial and Legal Management from the University of West London.
Samuel is fluent in English and Hausa.
Stephen`s background is in engineering, consultancy and business development and has worked with international companies on projects in West Africa, such as AECO-UNETEC of…
Dubai as well as Louis Berger/ Transtech.
He has an immense passion for empowering the region to become self-sustaining and was involved in an engineering capacity on the ‘Eastern Corridor Road Rehabilitation Project’ of Ghana.
Stephen has also consulted with UNICEF/Government to build capacity and improve sanitation in rural areas of Africa.
Stephen is fluent in English and Spanish.
Fabio Berti is an agricultural engineer; specialised in tropical agriculture and animal husbandry. For 20 years, he has worked as a project and research officer…
at Liege University Gembloux Agro Bio Tech (Belgium).
Fabio has wide experience in Agricultural value chains, strategic policy design for their sustainable development; Functional, institutional and socio-economic analysis.
Has experience in financial and economic analyses of development projects and on the EU-Africa Partnership on cotton, integrating the EU and ACP secretariat procedures in project/programmes management.
Fabio is fluent in French and English.
Jacqueline is an internationally experienced Senior Designer having lived and worked in London, Istanbul, Dusseldorf and Shanghai.
Jacqueline has worked in areas including; researching and…
establishing seasonal trends, fabrics, silhouettes and trims to liaising and building relationships with suppliers and international accounts
Her other experiences include consulting for multi-national brands. She was previously on the Steering Committee for the AFFORD 2012/2013 project ‘Africa Gives’.
Fabio is fluent in English.
Edoardo Peterlini has developed over 30 years career with the Commission of the European Union (DG I, DG VII, DG XIII), the United Nations Agencies (IFAD, UNIDO, WB, IOM) and Regional Organizations (COMESA, IGAD, IOC…
,… EAC, ACP Secretariat).
Edoardo has designed, managed, monitored and evaluated projects in the field of agri-business, agri value chain, and export promotion in more than 20 countries of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe.
In his latest assignment as Team Leader of the COS Cotton Programme (ACP 2014/ 2017), he added a specific expertise in the African cotton transformation value chain.
Edoardo is fluent in English, French and Italian.
Dr. Georges Toby is the current President of the London-based Committee for International Co-operation between Cotton Associations (CICCA) and has worked in…
the agricultural commodity sector since 1982.
During this period Georges has occupied various positions including;
Agricultural Products Marketing Lecturer at the University of Paris Dauphine, Advisor to the President of INTERAGRA, Past President of the French Cotton Association (AFCOT), Advisor to the Director General of DAGRIS (ex CFDT), General Manager for COPACO, Director of the Cotton Department at CAM NEGOCE.
Georges is fluent in Spanish, French, English, Italian and Portuguese.
Arailius-Ghana is an agricultural company currently investing in activities to develop a profitable cotton production project in Ghana. The project is a joint partnership with farmers exploring a farm model that combines commercial farms with small-holder farms.
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