At TICAD-9 in Yokohama, Degas announced a $100 million investment over the next four years to transform Ghana into Africa’s first AI-powered agriculture hub.
The initiative builds on a proven model that is already delivering results: over 86,000 farmers have been supported, 122,000 acres have been cultivated, average incomes have doubled, and a 95% repayment rate on financing has been achieved.
Degas founder and CEO Doga Makiura highlighted how Ghana has become a reference for the role of technology in agriculture. “Ghana has shown that when technology meets a clear national vision, smallholder farmers can thrive. Our $100 million commitment will scale AI-driven satellite monitoring and precision agriculture techniques so farmers can boost yields, reduce risk, and access fairly priced finance”, Doga said.
During the event, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama welcomed the investment as a milestone in the country’s agricultural modernization. “This investment reinforces our commitment to integrated agricultural value chains that connect farmers to markets, finance, storage, and processing. By leveraging AI and precision technologies, we will improve productivity, enhance food security, and create dignified jobs for youth across rural communities”, Mr. Mahama said.
The program will expand access to precision agriculture, training, and market linkages, positioning Ghana at the forefront of digital farming in Africa, and reaffirming Degas’s mission to dramatically transform the lives of smallholder farmers through technology and sustainable impact.
About Degas
Degas Ltd. runs farm operations and builds Frontier AI in emerging markets using proprietary field data. Its geospatial foundation model powers applications in agriculture, insurance, and infrastructure, with deployments ranging from AI-driven crop insurance in Ethiopia with JICA, to cassava disease detection in Thailand with Sojitz, to financing 20,000 farmers across 35,000 acres in Ghana. As the only geospatial AI company selected for Japan’s GENIAC program, a national initiative to accelerate global leadership in Generative AI, Degas combines field-driven AI with global partnerships to deliver scalable impact. CEO Doga has lived in Ghana for six years, leading development at the intersection of AI and real-world operations.
