Northern Ghana · Social Enterprise

Rooted in the Soil.
Built for People.

Empowering rural women and farming communities across Northern Ghana through agriculture, value addition, and inclusive economic growth.

6,000+
Farmers Supported
5
Regions Reached
6
Crops Cultivated

The Soul of our Work

The Woman Who Rises
Before Sunrise.

"There is a woman in Bunkpurugu who wakes before sunrise…"

She walks through parched earth to tend her groundnut farm, her children still asleep. Her hands know the soil — how it breathes before rain, how it hardens in harmattan. She has farmed this land all her life, yet she has never truly owned it. She has harvested shea nuts by the basketful, yet earned less than a dollar a day.

DAJRIM was born from her story. Founded in the heart of Northern Ghana, we exist to close the gap between the labour of rural women and the prosperity it deserves. We work across Tamale, Karaga, Gambaga, Bunkpurugu, and Yunyoo — regions where resilience is abundant, but resources are scarce.

"We believe in the dignity of smallholder farming. In the economic power of women's cooperatives. In the promise of youth who refuse to abandon the land."

From climate-smart practices to market linkages, from value-addition training to cooperative governance — DAJRIM roots every solution in community wisdom, and builds every pathway with the people who will walk it.

Woman farmer in Northern Ghana
Rural shea processing
Women cooperative meeting

Our Work

From Soil to Opportunity

Eight pillars of transformation, each one designed with communities, not for them.

Sustainable Farming

Regenerative agriculture practices that restore soil health, increase yields, and protect livelihoods for the long term.

Shea Butter Processing

Scaling up value addition through community-owned processing infrastructure and quality grading for premium markets.

Women Cooperative Development

Building governance-strong, financially resilient cooperatives that give women collective bargaining power and economic agency.

Market Linkages

Connecting smallholder farmers to fair buyers, aggregators, and export markets, cutting out exploitative middlemen.

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Drought-tolerant seed varieties, water harvesting, and agroforestry to build resilience in the face of a changing climate.

Youth Agribusiness Training

Equipping the next generation of rural entrepreneurs with business skills, digital tools, and startup capital access.

Value Addition & Processing

Maize flour milling, groundnut oil extraction, sorghum processing, transforming raw produce into packaged, branded products.

Community Empowerment

Village savings groups, land rights advocacy, and civic literacy, because economic empowerment requires social transformation.

Our Stewardship

The Mind Behind
the Movement.

Queen P. C. K. Konlan

"When a woman earns from the shea butter, she pressed herself, she does not just earn income. She earns standing."

Queen P. C. K. Konlan

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Our Impact

Numbers That Tell a Story

Each figure represents a family fed, a woman empowered, a child who stays in school.

4200+
Women Empowered
87
Communities Reached
1800+
Youth Trained
340
Metric Tons Produced
620+
Jobs Created

Our Geographic Impact

Operating across the strategic Northern belt of Ghana, we are scaling excellence in five key community hubs.

Artistic map of Northern Ghana
Tamale
Karaga
Gambaga
Bunkpurugu
Yunyoo

Ready to Plant a Seed?

Whether you are an institutional donor, a sustainable buyer, or an individual supporter, your partnership scales a proven model of dignity and prosperity.

Infrastructure

Fund a community processing hub.

Capacity

Sponsor youth agribusiness toolkits.

Supply Chain

Secure sustainable offtake contracts.

Why It Matters

Beyond Farming.
Restoring Dignity.

Northern Ghana's rural communities hold centuries of agricultural knowledge, yet they remain among the most underserved in the country. DAJRIM is changing that equation.

Food Security

Strengthening local food systems so communities can feed themselves first, sell second.

Women's Economic Power

Ensuring women control the value they create from farm to market.

Climate Resilience

Building the knowledge and infrastructure to survive and thrive despite erratic rainfall.

Inclusive Market Systems

Fair prices, transparent supply chains, and models that lift farmers.

Reducing Rural Poverty

Every cooperative strengthened is one less family migrating south in desperation.

Woman farmer with basket

"When women thrive, communities thrive. When farms prosper, children eat, schools fill, futures open. This is not charity. This is investment."

~ DAJRIM Mission Statement

Voices from the Field

Their Words.
Our Purpose.

"Before DAJRIM, we were just farmers struggling to survive. Now, we are business owners. The processing center has changed the economy of our entire village."

Ramatu Alassan

Ramatu Alassan

Cooperative Lead, Yunyoo

"The quality of shea butter coming from DAJRIM-supported cooperatives is exceptional. Their focus on quality control and fair trade is a model for the region."

David Mensah

David Mensah

Value-Chain Partner

"Being part of a DAJRIM cooperative means I can finally afford to send all my children to school. The training on sustainable farming has doubled my yields."

Fatima Issah

Fatima Issah

Smallholder Farmer

Inquiry / Support

Get in Touch

Whether you are looking to partner, donate, or simply learn more about our work in Northern Ghana, our team is ready to respond.

Visit Us

PMB 38, Tamale, Ghana

Join the transformation

Beyond Farming.
Building Futures.

Whether you are an impact investor, a global buyer, or a community builder, there is a seat at this table. Let's create something that lasts.