Blumberg In the News

Philip Blumberg and Blumberg Grain were featured in an article with Raman Media Network titled Blumberg Grain to Set Up Export Hub in West Africa. An excerpt follows:

Blumberg Grain, a leading US based Food Security company, emphasizes best practices in its manufacturing workplace, as well as training and skills advancement, says the company.

The hub will also include an Agriculture and Farming Institute in cooperation with Iowa State University, the Ghana Food and Agriculture Ministry, Ghanaian educational institutions and NGOs, with the purpose of providing farmers access to the best techniques and technology to increase quantity and quality of farming production.

Phase two of the hub project contemplates investments by Blumberg Grain in private farms with introduction of high yield farming technology and development of Blumberg Grain food processing facilities.

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Blumberg Grain in the News

The Wall Street Journal published an article today titled "Government of Ghana and Blumberg Grain Execute MOU for Manufacturing Plant and Export Hub in West Africa", heralding the new engagement to produce a state of the art food safety and security storage warehousing systems. An excerpt follows:

The Government of Ghana and Blumberg Grain have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the undertaking of the company's West Africa Manufacturing Plant and Export Hub, which the government of Ghana is proposing to be located in the northern regions of Ghana.

The Hub includes the large scale production and distribution of Blumberg Grain's food security storage warehouses and network management systems to address increasing the nation's agricultural output and reducing post-harvest losses.

The manufacturing plant, to be built at Blumberg Grain's expense, without government subsidy or financing, will create 1000 new jobs, contribute significantly to the increase of the country's exports, and be a catalyst for large scale manufacturing in West Africa.

Blumberg Grain, a leading US based Food Security company, emphasizes best practices in its manufacturing workplace, as well as training and skills advancement.

The Hub will also include an Agriculture and Farming Institute in cooperation with Iowa State University, the Ghana Food and Agriculture Ministry, Ghanaian educational institutions and NGOs, with the purpose of providing farmers access to the best techniques and technology to increase quantity and quality of farming production.

To read the full article, click here. For more news and information visit Blumberg Capital Partners.

Blumberg Grain in the News

Blumberg Grain was featured in a Ghana Business & Financial Times article titled Blumberg Grain Joins GGC to Improve Grain Storage featuring the company's advancements and partnerships in the developments of the West Africa Manufacturing Plant and Export Hub. An excerpt follos:

As a leader in the industry, Blumberg Grain will provide state-of-the-art food safety and security systems to consolidate efforts of the WRS for increased efficiency in the grain industry through strategically targeted interventions along the grains value chain. The GGC, a non-profit private sector organization funded by the USAID/ADVANCE, established the WRS aimed at helping in the efficient storage and marketing of grains.

Dr. Christian Rath, Senior Vice President of Blumberg Grain, said the company sees its partnership with GGC as an impressive strategy for West Africa — specifically to develop a West Africa Manufacturing Plant and Export Hub to fabricate and distribute their warehousing systems across the region.

Dr. Rath pointed out that Ghana and Nigeria are the finalists for the West Africa Hub location and Blumberg Grain is seeking to reach a selection decision before the end of June.

"If Ghana is selected as the location for the West Africa Manufacturing Plant and Export Hub, it will improve the lives of Ghanaian farmers significantly, create additional employment, increase exports, foster higher education, and help Ghana to become the agribusiness Hub for West Africa," he adds.

To read the full article, click here. For more news and information visit Blumberg Capital Partners.