The agricultural industry, of which commercial farming is a subset of, is no doubt amongst the leading industry in most countries of the world. It is the industry that produces food for the populace and raw materials for industries. Because of the significant role the agriculture sector plays, the government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry provides subsidizes farm
implements and machinery for farmers, and also encourage entrepreneurs to go into commercial farming. The Mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security is to formulate agricultural development policies and to advise the Government on such policies relating to its administration and the management of the agricultural sector of Sierra Leone's economy. There are several business opportunities that are readily available in the agricultural industry and one good thing about the industry is that; there is a market for all products from the industry. Sierra Leone has abundant natural resources, good rainfall and vast acres of land suitable for a variety of agricultural products. Yet Sierra Leone has ranked bottom of the Human Development Index for the past decades and is seen by some of its development partners as a fragile State, whose legacy of war, pandemics and disaster continues to cast a shadow over its future. is a self-sponsored partnership Argic Business that is based in the outskirt of Mamorka Village, Yoni Chiefdom Tonkolili District. We are dedicated to sustainable, profitable and unique agricultural products. Our mission is to produce and grow quality, speciality greens, vegetables and possible fruits, in the long run, to supply local restaurants and consumers in Sierra Leone and beyond. Our goals include high-quality products to sell both wholesale and retail. Production methods include new technology utilizing sustainable agriculture and best management practices. We hope to increase production by 25% and sales by 35% in the next five years. Our proposed farming is going to be a standard commercial farm, hence will be involved in commercial crop cultivation which in turn implement Argic Tourism. That will extend into fish farming, poultry farming and animal farming. We will be involved in both organic commercial farming and non – organic commercial farming. Greenhills (SL) Ltd. is owned and operated by three brothers, Tamba Mohamed Sandy, Stephen A.K Kassigbie and Kai Koroma and manage by Mr Emmanuel. The Farm will be one year old on the 10th of August, 2021. (Founded on the 10th August 2020). In the nearest future, hopefully within the first five years of officially running Greenhills (SL) Ltd., will embark on large scale food processing and also start exporting our agriculture products to other parts of the world. This is why; apart from the fact that we’ve secured the required farming land and most of the farming equipment, we will also hire some key workers who will undergo training so as to be able to fit into the ideal picture of the 21st-century commercial farm workforce that we want to build. We are in the agro-allied business because we want to leverage on the vast opportunities available in the industry, to contribute our quota in growing the Sierra Leone economy, in national food production, raw materials production for industries, to export agriculture produce from Sierra Leone to other countries and overall to make a profit. We are well-positioned to become one of the leading commercial farms in the Sierra Leone, which is why we have been able to source for the best hands and equipment to run the farm business with. We have put process and strategies in place that will help us employ best practices when it comes to commercial farming processes and food processing as required by the regulating bodies in Sierra Leone.