ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE PROSPERITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

ECOMGHANA

2000

Armajaro Ghana starts operations

Pioneers of sustainable and traceable cocoa beans in Ghana

2010 2013

ECOMacquires Armajaro

Ghana’s largest private supply chain partner in cocoa

Largest sustainable programme incocoa andpremium payer

166 years market experience

Largest coffee trader globally

3rd largest cocoa supplier inthe world

38% compounded annual

growth rate on

sustainable products

4th largest cotton trader globally

ECOM Heritage

1849

Company founded in Barcelona by Jose Esteve, cotton merchant.

Barcelona textile boom sees Jose Esteve evolve the business from cotton spinning to selling inventory

1885

Operations expand to New York, then Savannah, New Orleans and Dallas. Trading begins with Mexico and Paraguay

1935

Brazil

Mexico

1948 1952

Paraguay

1970s

Coffee trading starts in Brazil

1980s

Sales centre established in Switzerland to manage the European, Asian and African operations.

Opening of cocoa trading business in USA & Brazil

1999

ECOM is restructured into a holding company to accommodate all trading companies from Switzerland

ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE PROSPERITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY AND

EMPOWERMENT

“We want to show that through our entrepreneurship we can help farmers build up realprosperity. Therefore, all we do should be based on the principle of building wealth for thefarmers.

We innovate new services, create more efficiencies and empower the farmers to grow theirbusiness. Hence, we can be at the forefront of changing the industry and safeguard the futureof cocoa and other crops in West Africa.“

– Rahul Gopinath, Regional Director, Africa

Our Purpose

At Ecom Ghana, we know that “Cocoa = Ghana! Ghana =Cocoa!”

We are the largest buyers of Ghana cocoa beans and cocoa butter, liquor and cake

from Ghanaian processors. Our local supply chain extends across the cocoa belt

procuring over 150,000 MT of cocoa annually.

As the largest sustainable and traceable cocoa supplier in the country, we take our

responsibility seriously to ensure that we give back to over 150,000 farmers. Over

the last 7 years we have paid back over USD 50 million in cash and in-kind

premiums.

Cocoa

Our advisory business arm has the core mission to build capacity of the farmer

and farmer organizations. Our service portfolio includes:

Good agricultural practices, environmental

practices and social practices training

Farm surveys and mapping

Alternative livelihood programmes

Seedling nursery and seedling distribution

Farm management services

Farm rehabilitation services

Advisory Services

Crop Doctor believes that the farmer has the right to access quality agro inputs at the

most affordable price.

We change the way the farmer is educated on the agro input usage by offering

training and guidance during purchase and application period.

Crop Doctor blends in a unique range of approved organic and inorganic inputs and

plant material as well as durable farming equipment.

Crop Doctor

Ecom is diversifying into new crop areas, including the procurement and export

of edible nuts and spices.

In Ghana, we are amongst the largest cashew nut exporters with a vast reach

across the growing region.

We work with interventions at the farm level to improve yield and productivity

by supporting farmers with training and agro inputs.

As we progress into the future, we plan to bring in our core competence of

building a sustainable and traceable value chain into this sector. We are also

exploring opportunities to originate ginger and turmeric from Ghana.

Edible Nuts and Spices

Kiteko is a reliable and dependent supply chain partner.

We have a strong fleet of over 160 trucks and 40 warehouses throughout the country

catering to our internal and various external client requirements.

Our trucks are equipped with GPS tracking, which enables you to track your goods

from the comfort of your office.

Safety is our utmost priority. We adhere to the highest health and safety standards and

we also comprehensively insure all our cargo.

Logistics

Small holder farmers often suffer from the lack of access to credit and the burden

of unsustainable interest rates. At I-Grow we aim to unlock the hidden potential of

our farming community by creating a credit rating report based on our extensive

knowledge of operating with them over the years. This helps farmers to gain

access to credit for their farming requirements.

We actively train farmers on managing their cash flow through the Farmer

Business School Programme. We also provide micro insurance for the farming

community to protect the farmer from unforeseen events.

Over 45,000 farmers have benefitted from the agro input credit programme which

aims to increase the farm yield and over 700 micro entrepreneurs have gained

access to tricycles branded “Kappo”.

I-Grow

Ecom Ghana has consistently been a part of community development over the

years. We have been able to achieve the following interventions:

205 boreholes constructed impacting

over 220,000 households

7 schools rehabilitated with over 750 children

benefitting

Installation of village resource centers for

creating knowledgeable farmers

Partnership with Otumfo Agroecom Mobile Learning

Platform

Employment of over 5000 micro

entrepreneurs for our various programmes

Community Development

We look out for and nurture people who are adaptable, innovative,

entrepreneurial and have a passion for developing rural prosperity. Our people

are:

Grow with Ecom – Ecom’s People and Talent

Self-starters who look for opportunities to innovate, change and improve the

way they do things

Driven to make an impact in their work, the

business and on rural communities

Leaders who are commercially savvy and also understand

the rural sector

We encourage real

diversity and have a

strong gender

diversity drive.

Our Talent Programme

Our Talent programme offers local and international internships or a Regional

Management Trainee Programme. People always say: At Ecom you get the

opportunity to grow!

We have some great people stories. People who started working in the field with farmers and

now lead large teams and successful Ecom businesses.

As an intern you will work on a business project and might get the opportunity to

graduate into a permanent role.

Our 2-year Graduate Management Trainee programme offers you exposure to

different business areas across the West African Region whilst being groomed for a

management position.

www.ecomtrading.com

London Office: Ecom Agrotrade Ltd 10th Floor,55 Old Broad Street EC2M 1 RX, London Tel: +44 20 3214 2100

Accra Office:Ecom Ghana8 Odoi Kwao Street,Airport Residential,Accra, GhanaTel: +233 302 274 5445

Kumasi Office:Ecom GhanaPO Box KS 14687The Ark, Asokwa, KumasiTel: +233 540 123 205

For all employment enquiries and applications, please email hr.westafrica@ecomtrading.com