Fludor Ghana Ltd

Fludor Ghana Limited (FGL) was incorporated by the Tropical General Investments (TGI) in August 2014 as a Licensed Buying Company (LBC). FGL engages in the internal sourcing, trading, and marketing of agricultural commodities in Ghana.

Today, we are one of the leading agribusiness supply chain companies in Ghana operating in three strategic soft commodities: Cocoa, Cashew and Soya beans.

When it comes to our cocoa business, our mission is “to be the most farmer-centric and efficient LBC in Ghana sourcing 100,000 MT of cocoa by 2025, of which at least 30% is sustainable”.

Our Core Competencies enable us to establish a stable and reliable supply chain and deliver unique value to all our stakeholders. Our core competencies rely on partnerships with farmers, regulators, the Ghanaian Government, COCOBOD, and local communities. Our lean organizational structure and flexible business model allows us to swiftly respond to business opportunities, ensure operational efficiencies and cost optimization.

Cocoa Sustainability

We currently work directly with cocoa farmers across 5 cocoa producing regions in Ghana – Brong Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Western and Ashanti – and source traceable cocoa back to farmer and farm level (Identity Preserved cocoa meeting the highest traceability level). We work with independent certification standards, such as Rainforest Alliance, and we are proud member of the World Cocoa Foundation, through Vink Corporation (Tropical General Investments Group’s trading arm).

Our cocoa sustainability program in Ghana aims to bring impact in the following areas:

• Improvement of farmer livelihoods by promoting sustainable farming practices, building farmers’ entrepreneurial abilities, diversifying income streams and more.
• Strengthening of the local communities by building capacities, empowering women and young generations and safeguarding human rights, with the elimination of worst forms of child labour a top priority.
• Preservation and restoration of natural resources and biodiversity. Mitigation of climate change impacts.
• Delivery of maximum supply chain transparency, by investing in traceability, so we build trust in our cocoa.
• Securing and increasing our sourcing of sustainable cocoa volumes.
• Enhancement of the quality of cocoa produced, for example through the provision of high yielding seedlings.
• Improvement of cost efficiency in sustainable cocoa trade.