Dr. Kwabena Darko is an entrepreneur, minister of religion and former politician. He owns the largest privately owned agro-industrial concern in Ghana and is listed in "Who’s Who in World Poultry". Darko is also known by many in the sub-region as the "Poultry King". He started the poultry farm, Darko Farms and Company, in April 1967. Darko has also served as a Director of the Bank of Ghana, the nation’s central bank, and was chair of Opportunity International’s Global Network from 1997 to 1998. Furthermore, he founded and presides over a 600-member Christian church in Kumasi, Ghana.