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The people, ideas and milestones moving Royal Baobab Farms forward.

Royal Baobab Farms founder Mamaga Abui Buiekpor II with pigs at the farm
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Founder story

Ghana Climate Innovation Center

From hospitality to a new kind of farming.

A new chapter, rooted in family and community.

GCIC profiles Mamaga Abui Buiekpor II, also known as Confidence Haugen, and her move from hospitality into agriculture. Inspired by her mother’s farming background, she founded Royal Baobab Farms in 2023.

The feature explores solar-powered operations, resource-conscious farming and local sourcing. It also describes how GCIC’s Cohort 10 incubation and women’s entrepreneurship workshops supported her development as a business leader.

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Climate innovation

MyJoyOnline

Royal Baobab Farms named among ShEquity’s ten finalists.

ShEquity programme artwork naming the ten finalist businesses, including Royal Baobab Farms
Programme artwork via MyJoyOnline (opens in a new tab).

A step towards stronger climate and investment readiness.

MyJoyOnline reports that Royal Baobab Farms is one of ten Ghanaian SMEs selected for the next phase of ShEquity’s Gender-Smart Climate Technical Assistance Facility.

The programme, delivered with AWE and Greentec Capital Africa Foundation, supports businesses preparing for climate finance and carbon market opportunities. The next phase includes individual coaching and expert help to develop preliminary carbon-project concept notes.

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ShEquity

About the programme organiser

Gender-smart businesses.
Climate-focused growth.

ShEquity supports women-led and gender-smart businesses building Africa’s green economy. Its approach combines investment with technical assistance to help enterprises become more resilient, prepare for growth and explore climate finance opportunities.

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