After acquiring a diploma in Mechanical Engineering in Germany, Mr. Helmut Lutz left Germany for Ghana, West Africa to venture into farming.

His aim among others, was to create jobs in the area of agribusiness to provide alternative livelihood for Africans fleeing to Europe for greener pastures.

Today, he is a millionaire owner of Tropigha Farms, a one thousand acre farming estate located at Gbefi near Kpando in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Foundered by Mr. Helmut Lutz in partnership with his boyhood friend Mr. Fritz Shumacher, both of German decent, Tropigha Farms produces pineapple, papaya, mango and organic ginger mainly for export into the EU Market.

With a staff strength of 300 drawn from the length and breadth of Ghana, Tropigha Farms has over the years become the leading exporter of papaya in Ghana.

The company also aims at becoming a powerhouse in the export of avocado, turmeric and pineapple in order to contribute its quota to the global food value chain and earn more foreign exchange for Ghana.

Agribusiness233 met up with Mr. Lutz on his farm in Ghana to learn more about his exploits:

See video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekqDhSj8Trc