LifeTrac Tech, GRATIS Foundation unveil locally assembled tractor to boost farm mechanisation
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LifeTrac Tech Limited and GRATIS Foundation have unveiled the LifeTrac 6G tractor prototype, a locally fabricated machine aimed at improving agricultural mechanisation and strengthening Ghana’s capacity to manufacture and maintain its own farm equipment.
The tractor was launched at the GRATIS Foundation Technology Solution Centre in Tema, following a partnership between the two institutions to adapt and manufacture agricultural machinery locally.
President of LifeTrac Group Inc. and LifeTrac Tech Limited, John Duse Stager, said the initiative was designed to address challenges farmers face in accessing reliable tractors, including delays in service delivery, frequent breakdowns and difficulties obtaining spare parts.
He said farmers needed more than imported equipment, stressing that they required machinery that could be maintained and repaired locally.






“A Ghanaian farmer needs more than just a machine dropped off on a truck. They need equipment suited to our soil, a skilled oper...
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Publication Date: Tue 3rd November, 2026