27 Years In Corporate, $2M Invested - Why This Ghanaian Left It All For Farming

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From leaving the Tokyo Stock Market as the only black equity analyst to investing over 2 million USD into a fish farm in Ghana, and why the brutal truth about why young Africans miss farming opportunities is that we've been conditioned to see weeding as punishment and farming as something for people who cannot read and write when the reality is that Ghana spends 100 million dollars per annum importing tomatoes from Burkina Faso. 00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Seth Boakye-Dankwah, CEO of Mordecai Farms 00:03:39 From Tokyo Stock Market to Ghana: The Decision to Return Home 00:06:51 Why Not Asset Management: Evaluating Ghana's Stock Exchange 00:09:29 The Asian Mindset: Redefining Risk as Danger Plus Opportunity 00:10:25 Coming Home in 2021: Trading Corporate Salary for Entrepreneurship 00:13:28 Financial Literacy Gap: The Rule of 72 and Money Management 00:24:55 Building Structures That Outlast You: Generational Wealth Philosophy 00:30:33 The Family Business Dilemma: Why No Relatives Work at Mordecai Farms 00:34:39 The Profitability Challenge: Feed Costs and Catfish Economics 00:37:16 Processing for Profit: From Fresh Fish to Packaged Products 00:50:22 Recirculating Aquaculture Systems: The Technology Behind the Farm 00:47:28 Regulatory Reality: Permits, EPA, and Starting a Fish Farm in Ghana 00:52:56 Why Farming Can Build Wealth: Opportunities Young Africans Are Missing 00:57:40 The Education Trap: Why Parents Push Professions Over Production 01:04:51 Product Innovation: Sliced Catfish and Listening to Customer Feedback 01:07:50 Revenue Growth and Distribution: From Zero to 750,000 Cedis 01:06:10 Final Wisdom: Study Hard, Make Money, But Don't Squeeze Your People Guest: Seth Boakye-Dankwah Company - Mordecai Farms Web: https://www.mordecaifarm.com/ Host: Derrick Abaitey IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DerrickAbaitey Join Konnected Academy: https://www.triibe.io/konnected-academy Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcast - http://tinyurl.com/4ttwbdxe Spotify - http://tinyurl