Our mission
To help every farmer protect their crops and secure their harvests, through quality products, sound advice and practices that are safe for people and the environment.
About us
Making farming easier, close to farmers
BonAgro provides African farmers with reliable crop protection solutions, backed by local technical advice.
Our group
BonAgro, a Xingfa Group company
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, Xingfa Group develops and manufactures a full range of phosphorus-based chemicals, including herbicides and fertilisers.
For our products, distributors and technical advice, your contact remains the BonAgro team in your country.
Xingfa Group at a glance
- Legal name
- Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd.
- Founded
- 1994
- Headquarters
- Yichang, Hubei, China
- Listing
- Shanghai Stock Exchange since 1999 (code 600141)
- Business
- Phosphorus-based chemicals, including herbicides and fertilisers
Visit the Xingfa Group website (opens in a new window)
Source: the group's official website (English version), xingfagroup.com
Parent company · Yichang, China
Africa · six countries
BonAgro Ghana
Our presence in Ghana
From its Accra office, BonAgro Ghana works with farmers, farmer-based organisations, plantations and input dealers across the country's main farming areas: the cocoa belt of the Western North, Western, Ashanti and Eastern regions, the vegetable and pineapple farms of the south, and the maize, rice and soybean fields of the transition zone and the north. Our depots, dealers and partners keep products close to farms, and our technical team advises on product choice, timing and safe use.
Ghana's agro-ecological zones run from the rain forest and deciduous forest of the south-west — home to cocoa, oil palm, plantain, cassava and citrus — through the forest–savannah transition zone (maize, yam, cassava, cashew, tomato) to the Guinea and Sudan savannah of the north (maize, rice, soybean, sorghum, millet and groundnut). The south has two rainy seasons: a major season from about March–April to July and a minor season from September to November. The north has a single season from about May to October, and irrigated schemes allow dry-season rice and vegetables. The drier coastal savannah around Accra suits vegetables and pineapple. Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa producer.
- Accra office — Spintex Road, Accra
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- ghana@bonagro.example
Our vision
A more productive and more sustainable African agriculture, in which every crop protection treatment is justified, effective and well managed.
Our values
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Proximity
Being where farmers are, listening to their constraints and their goals.
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Rigour
Recommending the right product, at the right rate and time, rather than selling more.
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Responsibility
Promoting the safe use of our products for operators, consumers and the environment.
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Transparency
Giving clear information on our products that is faithful to the label, including the precautions for use.
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Progress
Improving our solutions and advice with agronomic research and the needs of the field.
Our approach
From diagnosis to follow-up: four steps
Every recommendation starts in the field and comes back to it.
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Diagnosis
Walk the field, identify the weed, pest or disease, and assess the pressure and the crop stage.
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Recommendation
Propose the right solution, rate and timing, taking resistance management into account.
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Training
Train farmers and dealers in application, equipment calibration and safety rules.
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Follow-up
Check results in the field, adjust the programme and learn from one season to the next.
Where we operate
Present in six countries across West, Central and East Africa
Each country has its own site, catalogue, protection calendars and network of sales outlets.
- Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa, cashew, rubber: solutions for Ivorian value chains Visit the site
- Ghana Cocoa, maize, rice: solutions for Ghanaian farmers Visit the site
- Nigeria Maize, rice, cassava, cocoa: crop protection for Nigeria Visit the site
- Cameroon Cocoa, coffee, cotton: solutions for Cameroonian value chains Visit the site
- Uganda Coffee, banana, maize: solutions for Ugandan farmers Visit the site
- Tanzania Maize, rice, cashew: solutions for Tanzanian farmers Visit the site
Our commitments
Quality and responsible use
Effective crop protection goes hand in hand with safe, well-managed use.
Authorised products
Selling in each country only products authorised by the competent authorities, labelled in the country's language.
Quality follow-up
Checking the condition of incoming batches, ensuring proper storage and keeping products traceable down to the sales outlet.
Faithful information
Providing technical sheets and advice consistent with the label, and never recommending an unauthorised use.
User training
Raising awareness among farmers and dealers of protective equipment, storage and good application practice.
Container management
Promoting triple rinsing and the collection of empty containers, and discouraging any re-use.
Care for the environment
Protecting pollinators, waterways and biodiversity through appropriate use recommendations.
Our teams
Teams working for farmers
In each country, complementary teams work together, from the office to the field.
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Technical development
Agronomists and technicians: field demonstrations, recommendations, calendars and training.
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Sales and distribution
Supporting depots, agro-dealers and partner cooperatives on the ground.
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Regulatory affairs and safety
Monitoring authorisations, labelling, safety data sheets and good practice.
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Logistics and warehousing
Storing products in suitable conditions and supplying outlets ahead of each season.
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Marketing and communication
Product information, agronomy news and decision-support tools.
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Customer service
Answering enquiries and quote requests, and directing customers to the nearest outlet.
Photo credits
The photographs on this site are illustrative images; they do not show BonAgro staff, customers or facilities.
- Aerial view of green irrigated plots in Kumbungu, northern Ghana — Abdul-Haqq Mahama, CC BY 4.0, source
- Two ripe cashew apples with their nuts hanging from a branch — Abhishek Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- A woman peeling a large pile of freshly harvested cassava roots — Sasu photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ripe oranges on the tree — Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ghana: three ripe yellow cocoa pods growing on the trunk of a cocoa tree — Otuo-Akyampong Boakye, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- A mature green bell pepper on a mulched plant in the field — Azorbli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pineapple field in Ghana — hiyori13, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- A green inland-valley rice field in Ghana's Ashanti region — Africa Rice Center, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soybean plants in the field — Fulani215, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- A yam plot with green vines on mounds under a cloudy sky — Moiko Happy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maize field near Kumasi, Ghana — Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- A farmer spreading cocoa beans on a drying rack in Ghana's Ashanti region — King Bangaba, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ghana: a farmer harvests ripe maize cobs in a field of dry stalks — Wilhelm Nomu Kutah, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- A grower watering vegetable plants with a hose in northern Ghana — Ibn Shiraz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tomato sellers in wide straw hats at the main market in Accra, Ghana — Runjiv, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- A fall armyworm caterpillar inside an opened maize stalk — Wee Hong, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hands pulling weeds out by the roots in a field — Amuzujoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- 13 photographs: Freepik (Premium licence).
Let's work together
Farmer, cooperative, dealer or plantation: let's talk about your crop protection needs.