ROSEMOND AFUA AFFUL

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Ayden Ventures

Rosemond Afua Afful is a multiple award-winning Ghanaian agripreneur and the visionary Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ayden Ventures, an integrated agricultural enterprise based in Takoradi, Ghana. She leads the company’s strategic direction, innovation agenda, sustainability framework, and growth expansion initiatives across vegetable production, livestock farming, and aquaculture.

With a strong academic foundation from University of Cape Coast, Rosemond combines formal training in entrepreneurship with extensive hands-on agronomic expertise. Her career began in corporate finance and administration at Zenith Bank Ghana Limited, where she served as a Senior Executive Assistant from 2009 to 2014. This experience strengthened her leadership discipline, financial management capabilities, and corporate governance insight.

She later transitioned into agribusiness development as Business Development Manager at Korgero Company Limited (2014–2016), where she refined her skills in operations management, market expansion, and agribusiness structuring. In 2016, she co-founded Ayden Ventures with a bold vision: to build a climate-smart, sustainable agricultural enterprise capable of delivering consistent food production while empowering youth and women within Ghana’s agricultural value chain.

Under her leadership, Ayden Ventures has become a recognized model for agroecological farming, integrated production systems, and climate adaptation strategies. She champions environmentally responsible farming methods, sustainable soil management practices, and resilient food production systems that address food security challenges while improving rural livelihoods.

Rosemond’s outstanding impact in agriculture has earned her numerous prestigious awards and recognitions, including:

• Winner – Access Bank Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton 2023 (Access Bank Ghana)
  
  

• 1st Runner-Up – Municipal Best Farmer, National Farmers Day Awards (2022)
  
  

• Winner – Green Business Plan Competition (SNV European Union, 2022) (SNV Netherlands Development Organisation)
  
  

• Best Agribusiness Company – Western Regional Business Awards (2022)
  
  

• Star Woman Agripreneur – Gold in the Soil Awards (2022) by Agrihouse Foundation
  
  

She is widely respected for her advocacy in sustainable agriculture, women’s empowerment in agribusiness, and youth employment creation within Ghana’s food production ecosystem. Her leadership philosophy is anchored in innovation, resilience, economic inclusion, and long-term environmental stewardship.

Rosemond continues to position Ayden Ventures as a scalable, impact-driven agribusiness enterprise contributing meaningfully to Ghana’s agricultural transformation agenda.

GEORGE KOFI AFFUL

Co-Founder & Technical Manager
Ayden Ventures

George Kofi Afful is the Co-Founder and Technical Manager of Ayden Ventures, where he oversees engineering systems, farm mechanization, infrastructure development, and technical innovation across all operational units. With over twenty (20) years of multidisciplinary engineering experience, he brings a strong electro-mechanical and instrumentation background to modern agricultural production systems.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Electrical and Systems Engineering (Instrumentation Option) from Regent University College of Science and Technology and a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Option) from Takoradi Technical University.

George’s professional career spans industrial, commercial, and marine electrical systems. He has held several technical leadership roles, including:

• CEO – Korgero Company Limited (2011–Present)
  
  

• Technical Manager – Ayden Ventures (2016–Present)
  
  

• Engineer – Korge Engineering Services (2006–2012)
  
  

• Maintenance Engineer – M&G Pharmaceutical Ltd., Accra (2006–2008)
  
  

• Senior Supervisor, Electrical/Electronics Department – Ghana Primewood Products Ltd., Takoradi (2002–2006)
  
  

• Assistant Supervisor (Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration) – Sekondi Naval Base Navdock (National Service)
  
  

His expertise includes electrical system installations, industrial automation, instrumentation systems, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration), marine electrical systems, and agricultural mechanization support.

At Ayden Ventures, George plays a critical role in integrating engineering precision with agricultural efficiency. He leads the deployment of irrigation systems, cold chain management solutions, aquaculture system engineering, and equipment optimization to ensure operational reliability and productivity. His technical leadership strengthens the company’s capacity to scale sustainably while minimizing operational risks.

George’s engineering mindset complements Ayden Ventures’ climate-smart agriculture model by ensuring infrastructure resilience, energy efficiency, and long-term system sustainability. His contribution underpins the company’s ability to deliver consistent, high-quality agricultural output.