Launched at the Founder Institute, The Mishkan Group is a tech-enabled, for-progress organisation that operates as a high social-impact business employing a regenerative, vertical integrative and circular Agribusiness model. We seek to provide high-grade quality products with integrity in our supply chain, by organically farming and processing non-GMO Cotton into lint, yarn, fabrics/textiles and Cotton seed oil, to sell globally to businesses in the Sustainable Luxury Sector. To minimise waste, our by-products will also be processed and sold. Our aim is to address: a) the damage that conventional Cotton practices causes to the Textiles ecosystem resulting in poor quality fabrics and clothing, b) the lack of available training and employment forcing many to beg on the streets including those with disabilities. Profits will be redirected towards community development and offering training and employment with fair wages to individuals, especially those with physical disabilities, in a bid to reduce street-begging in Ghana. Our core tenets are founded on Sustainability (in Production and Operational lines), Impact (to enable effective outreach) and Faith (as Missions), with a People-centric culture. We are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals to have: 1) No Poverty, 5) Gender Equality, 8) Decent Work and Economic Growth, 10) Reduced Inequalities, and 12) Responsible Production and Consumption. The Mishkan Group is the only venture organically farming non-GMO Cotton in Ghana. We have successfully planted and harvested a sample of seedlings and 'proved-our-concept'. An official funding round to raise pre-seed capital to enable us to scale our production will be announced shortly.
