History - Vision 2050 Forestry (VTF)

Founded by F.K. Frempong in 1988 as an NGO who established industrial plantations before incorporation, and as at the end of August 2014, a total of 300,000 individuals/farm families, comprising 50% (150,000) women above eighteen years, 30% (90,000) adult men, and 20% minors from five regions of Ghana had registered to participate in the project’s core activity of growing and nurturing trees on degraded forest lands for their carbon sequestration, effecting the flora, fauna, water bodies, biodiversity and promoting Agro-forestry activities.

He organised community durbars and out-reach programmes to get several community groups involved in planting of trees on voluntary basis and protecting the environment against advancing desertification. The message was well received by the community members, especially in the face of aggressive small-scale mining of diamonds and gold in the area at the time. The work of the young man impacted many communities in the area, which also led to the establishment of some private plantations during the period.

Ten years after the non-profit work was launched and having the impact practically felt on the ground, it became obvious that desertification (which remains a threat) and global warming also presented opportunities. To harness these opportunities – job creation, wealth creation etc – the young man decided to register a limited liability company in order to attract and involve more professionals and private capital.

Vision 2050 Forestry GH (VTF) a limited liability company incorporated in the Republic of Ghana in 1998 with company number CS708942015, a private, wholly owned Ghanaian company engaged in Forestry, Agro-forestry and Agriculture activities and owns industrial timber plantations/biological assets.