Commodity dashboard

Enterprise budgets, market prices, processing plans and trade models at September-2026 prices (GHs 11.62 / US$).

Commodities covered

10 commodity groups

Enterprise budgets

Steady-state year

Median net margin

32.2%

Across all budgets

Median IRR

31.7%

Full cash need incl. working capital

Top earners

Net margin per hectare

Crops with a 1-hectare budget. Click a bar for the full budget.

Risk vs return

By commodity group

Group	Budgets	Avg margin	Avg IRR	Best IRR	Median start-up cash
Fruits	10	37.5%	24.6%	34.8%	GHs 65,275
Vegetables	12	28.3%	49.0%	80.8%	GHs 134,240
Tree crops	7	36.4%	20.1%	24.1%	GHs 27,290
Roots & tubers	4	35.8%	52.4%	75.4%	GHs 43,870
Aquaculture	2	25.7%	38.9%	40.6%	GHs 1,939,419
Livestock	5	23.0%	26.8%	41.4%	GHs 963,890
Legumes	6	30.5%	52.2%	70.9%	GHs 13,702
Herbs & spices	12	31.1%	45.3%	100.9%	GHs 82,180
Cereals	3	12.0%	25.3%	32.7%	GHs 31,320
Mushrooms	2	22.5%	35.7%	49.4%	GHs 417,400

How to read this data

• Each row in 'All budgets' summarises one enterprise budget from the commodity's own Excel workbook (Inputs → Budget → Cash Flow → Sensitivity).
• Steady-state year at September-2026 prices; costs and prices escalate 5% a year in the cash flows; NPV at a 20% discount rate.
• Working capital (share of Year-1 operating costs) is invested in Year 0 and released in the final year, so IRR reflects the full cash need.
• Units differ (1 ha, 0.25 ha, 1,000 m², 5,000-bird unit, 10 cages…). Compare margin %, IRR and start-up cash, not absolute GHS.
• Tree crops have long establishment periods; IRRs of 15–25% are typical and NPV at 20% may be negative.
• Prices marked 'indicative' in the playbooks are Aya estimates where no official 2025–26 series exists — validate locally before investing.
• Decision-support material, not investment advice. Prepared by Kojo Akoto Boateng / Aya Sustainable Solutions / @kojoab.