An Initiative By: Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana World Economic Forum
About the Hub

Building Ghana’s Blue Economy

The Blue Food Innovation Hub is Ghana’s national platform for accelerating sustainable seafood innovation, investment, and policy alignment.

Our Story

The Blue Food Innovation Hub Ghana was established as a national platform to unlock the potential of aquaculture and fisheries through innovation, collaboration, and policy alignment.

As part of the World Economic Forum’s global Food Innovation Hubs network, the Hub connects startups, researchers, investors, and government actors to scale sustainable solutions across the blue economy.

Our Vision

Make Ghana the blue foods innovation leader for Africa by driving sustainable growth through product, technology, and business model innovation to build a world-class blue foods sector that fuels nutrition, livelihoods, and economic resilience

Our Mission

Act as a Neutral platform that convenes all relevant stakeholder groups within Ghana's blue foods sector to co-create, test and scale market-driven and sustainable innovations that build a competitive sector, while ensuring women, youth, persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups are meaningfully included

Strategic Objectives (2026–2030)

Sustainable Production
Value Chain Efficiency
R&D Adoption
Entrepreneurship
Policy Influence

Governance & Leadership

Advisory Board

Strategic oversight from industry, academia, and policy leaders.

Institutional Partners

Aligned with national and global blue economy frameworks.

Global Network

Member of the WEF Food Innovation Hubs Network.

Operating Model

Public–Private Collaboration

Bridging government, private sector, research institutions, and development partners.

Performance Monitoring

KPIs tracking innovation adoption, jobs created, capital mobilized, and productivity growth.

Accountability & Transparency

Clear reporting structures and defined governance roles ensuring long-term sustainability.