"Rooted in the past. Growing for the future."

PRAVDA Farms is a family-founded farming legacy, reimagined by the next generation. From our roots in subsistence poultry farming to a regenerative vision spanning continents, we’re shaping the future of food, land, and community.

The Origin of PRAVDA Farms

PRAVDA Farms was started by our father, a retired civil engineer, in 2020 in rural Central Ghana. It began as a small-scale poultry and subsistence farm, built on values of self-reliance, hard work, and care for land and animals. The name 'Pravda,' meaning 'Truth' in Slavic, was chosen to reflect a commitment to integrity.

However, a pivotal moment arrived in 2023 with a devastating poultry die-off. This crisis, triggered by severe water stress, feed shortages, and a resultant disease outbreak, forced us to fundamentally reimagine our approach. This painful lesson and significant financial loss led us to a profound realization: instead of simply scaling vertically, we needed to ask, 'What if waste could be repurposed, and farming systems could truly mimic resilient ecosystems?

This experience showed us that true innovation isn't always about cutting-edge technology; it’s about keenly noticing patterns, daring to ask different questions, and remembering the deep wisdom our elders already possessed. It's about bringing time-tested, ancestral solutions to new, modern problems. We began to envision a future where farming didn’t fight nature, but flowed harmoniously with it, creating a regenerative cycle of abundance.

Next Gen Vision: PRAVDA Farms 2.0

Born in 2024, PRAVDA Farms 2.0 represents a transcontinental regenerative Agri-Tech and learning ecosystem, reimagined by Marwa and Morwan.

Our vision is inspired by the pressing climate realities in both Canada (Manitoba) and Ghana, and a shared understanding that resilient food systems are critical for future generations.

We center Indigenous and ancestral wisdom, a 'One Health' approach (linking environmental, human, and animal health), and intergenerational resilience in our design. Our focus areas address critical challenges in both regions: resistance gardening and food security in Canada, youth unemployment and sustainable farming in Ghana, and fostering cross-continental knowledge exchange.

Our Closed-Loop System: Mimicking Nature's Cycles

At the heart of PRAVDA Farms 2.0 is a closed-loop farming model where every byproduct feeds another subsystem, ensuring no input is wasted. We are building a low-tech, climate-resilient system grounded in the wisdom our communities already carry.

Current Scope

Hydroponics: Grows crops in water-based systems, conserving water and land.
Poultry Farming: Chickens are fed from crops, and their droppings are collected.
Aquaculture (Fish Farming): Fish consume chicken waste, and the nutrient-rich water from fish tanks is fed back to the hydroponic plants.

Future Expansion

We envision integrating rabbits & cattle for additional manure input, a biogas unit to convert waste into methane for energy, and a solar system to power water pumps, LED plant lights, and brooder heating, further reducing dependency on external resources.

Our Competitive Advantage: Why We Stand Apart

Our Low-Tech, Closed-Loop System is affordable, scalable, and uniquely suited for rural contexts with limited infrastructure, making sustainable farming accessible.

Through Community Co-Design, systems are developed with direct input from rural communities, ensuring relevance, local ownership, and long-term success.

We combine Ancestral Farming Wisdom with Modern Innovation, blending traditional knowledge with contemporary sustainability practices to increase adoption and trust.

Our Hybrid Social Enterprise Model generates revenue through modular kit sales, produce, and training, while reinvesting profits into underserved communities, prioritizing access for women, youth, and low-income farmers.

Impact & Strategic Alignment

PRAVDA Farms 2.0 aims to foster Intergenerational Resilience, Dignified Green Work for youth, and contribute to Decolonizing Futures Thinking by centering land as kin, not just a resource.

Our work is aligned with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, and SDG 13: Climate Action.

We use a futures-informed approach, drawing on strategic foresight tools like backcasting and scenario planning, to design solutions that are not just viable today but adaptable for the challenges of tomorrow, building long-term resilience across generations.

This visual represents the heart of PRAVDA Farms 2.0 — a closed-loop agricultural system where every element feeds the next in a cycle of regeneration.

Inspired by nature. Powered by community.

Hydroponics
We grow leafy greens and crops in nutrient-rich water, reducing land use and water waste. Crop trimmings and waste become input for poultry feed.

Poultry
Our chickens are fed organic material from hydroponics. Their manure becomes a rich input for aquaculture and biogas production.

Aquaculture
Fish are raised in tanks where they consume organic waste. The water, rich in nutrients, is cycled back into our hydroponics to nourish plants.

Biogas
Manure and organic waste are converted into methane gas through low-tech biodigesters, reducing waste and generating clean energy for farm operations.

Solar Power
Solar panels provide electricity for water pumps, LED lighting, and brooder heating — reducing dependency on unreliable or costly external sources.

Why It Matters

Zero Waste: Every byproduct becomes a resource.
Climate Resilient: Designed to thrive in low-resource settings.
Community-Driven: Built using ancestral wisdom + local insights.
Scalable: Modular systems can be replicated in rural communities across Ghana and beyond.

Introducing Our Pilot Project: Sovereignty Circle

A work-in-progress initiative under Pravda Farms 2.0, building cross-continental resilience.

The Sovereignty Circle is our flagship pilot project, a collaborative initiative using futures thinking and community-based participatory research to build resilient food systems from the ground up. It's a cross-continental foresight project rooted in ancestral wisdom and regenerative food systems, connecting rural communities across two hemispheres: Ghana (where we were raised) and Manitoba, Canada (our second home).

Our Core Aims

Build Food Sovereignty Frameworks: Empowering communities to control their own food systems.
Center Diverse Voices: Prioritizing the insights of women, youth, and Indigenous/rural communities.
Create Shared Learning Circles: Fostering knowledge exchange and innovation between Ghana and Manitoba.
Promote Sustainability: Implementing eco-friendly hydroponic systems to conserve resources and reduce environmental impact.

Progress & Milestones

In Q2 2024, we initiated pilot testing of the poultry–aquaculture–hydroponic loop on our family farm and engaged 6 youth contributors across Ghana and Manitoba in co-design consultations.

We are currently working to finalize the modular prototype of our closed-loop system for two pilot sites (Q2-Q3 2025) and secure our first institutional partner (Q4 2025)

Our next steps include launching a community-led pilot program with training and monitoring in both Ghana and Manitoba (Q1-Q2 2026), alongside ongoing feasibility studies and community engagement to ensure the project's success and sustainability.

Futures-Informed Approach

We see futures tools not just as frameworks, but as bridges between worlds, generations, and communities working toward shared resilience. Through initiatives like Futures Literacy Workshops, we engage youth and farmers in visioning exercises using trend cards, futures wheels, and 2x2 scenarios (e.g., 'Climate volatility vs. tech access') to collectively imagine and shape their futures.

The Sovereignty Circle is proudly aligned with the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) Fellowship, reflecting our commitment to future-fit, decentralized food systems designed not only to survive future shocks but to thrive through them.

Our Team

Sibling-led. Community-driven.

Marwa

Marwa brings a powerful blend of public health and planetary health expertise, coupled with a futurist's lens. Based in Winnipeg, Canada, she is the applicant and plays a key role in translating vision into action, ensuring our initiatives are sustainable and impactful.

Public health + planetary health lens, Winnipeg-based, futurist.

Suraj & Intisar

Bringing invaluable ancestral farming wisdom and practical expertise in agro-irrigation systems, Suraj provides foundational guidance to our agricultural practices.

Intisar offers critical strategic insights into growth and enterprise development, helping to shape our sustainable scaling models.

Founding Farmer & Strategic Advisor

Morwan

As an engineer and on-the-ground strategist in Ghana, Morwan is the driving force behind our regenerative solutions and agriculture & youth engagement. He is a natural idea-generator, constantly dreaming up bold, climate-resilient farming models.

Engineer, On-the-ground strategist, agriculture & youth engagement in Ghana.

We grew up in Ghana, now we work across continents to build something that matters.

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