SHEPAG Operations

Empowering Women Processors, Driving Global Access

Building technical capacity, certification preparedness, and market readiness for value-added Ghanaian agrifood enterprises.

About SHEPAG

SHEPAG is a national association focused on empowering women-led factories and businesses with the technical understanding of processed foods in the processed food sector.

We deliver structured support, technical guidance, branding improvement, and certification preparedness, enabling our members to transform Ghana’s raw agricultural produce into high-quality, safe, and market-ready processed foods for domestic and international markets.

Bridging the gap between artisanal processing and international export compliance.

Women-Led Processing Factory
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Our Mission

To empower women processors with the technical, branding, quality, and market-access support needed to produce safe, certified, competitive processed foods.

Our Vision

A Ghana where women-led processed food brands are globally recognized for quality, safety, and innovation.

SHEPAG Core Values Background

Our Core Values

The foundational principles guiding our programs and member interactions.

Quality

Empowerment

Integrity

Innovation

Collaboration

Leadership & Governance

Meet the executive team driving strategic growth, technical excellence, and market access across SHEPAG.

Georgina Koomson
President

Georgina Koomson

Instrumental in the certification of organic wild shea nut collection in the Upper West Region, pioneering regional agrifood standards.

Felicia Mensah
Vice President

Felicia Mensah

CEO of Spring-Forth Foods, exporting to the USA and Kenya. Developed and certified four value-added products in 4 years.

Zeenatu Suglo Adams
Secretary

Zeenatu Suglo Adams

Lecturer at HTU Department of Food Science. Holds a BSc and MPhil in Food Science and Technology, driving academic compliance.

Charity M. A Adupong
Financial Secretary / PRO

Charity M. A Adupong

Founder of Meannan Foods (32+ products, 70% women workforce), actively collaborating with over 100 smallholder farmers.

Alberta Oboubisa Asare
Organizer

Alberta Oboubisa Asare

15+ years in Ghana's agrifood sector focusing on value addition, efficient technological processing, and agro-processing standards drafting.

Fafali Azaglo
Organizer

Fafali Azaglo

Founder and CEO of Selassie Foods (est. 1997), specializing in Ghanaian food processing, packaging, and local product transformation.

Vera Osei Bonsu
Patron

Vera Osei Bonsu

CEO and founder of Eat Smart Foods and Start Right Nutrition Limited, specializing in highly nutritious baby food formulations in Ghana.