The eleventh edition of
the Pre-harvest Agribusiness and Exhibition Conference themed “Working Together
to Improve Market Channels for Agri-foods Beyond the Pandemic” has been
launched by Agrihouse Foundation in Accra. The conference which holds annually
is scheduled to take place from October 19-21, 2021 at the Aliu
Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana.
The annual Pre-harvest
Agribusiness Exhibition and Conference is an event designed
to train and establish stakeholder linkages, exhibit and expand agribusiness opportunities. It was started by
the USAID-ADVANCE Project in 2010 and on project exit, handed over to Agrihouse Foundation to manage.
In her remarks,
the Chief Executive Officer of Agrihouse Foundation. Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, stated that the event has been of
huge benefit to numerous farmers and agribusinesses, helping reduce market access challenges in Ghana. Several participating agribusinesses have sealed market links during the event days, she emphasized.
The West Africa Regional
Director for Yara International, Danquah Addo-Yobo, in a message reiterated his
outfit’s commitment to continue the partnership with Agrihouse Foundation to create
opportunities for value chain actors through the conference. He added that Yara
International in collaboration with USAID has been running over hundred
demonstration farms to train farmer cooperatives and improve the lives of
farmers.
The Chief of Bamvim,
Bamvilana Mahama Abdul II, in a speech read for him indicated that the Pre-harvest
conference is a key event that has supported the growth and development of
agriculture in the Northern Region. A document containing a
10-acre (4.05 hectares) farm parcel donated by the chief was presented to Agrihouse Foundation in
response to the foundation's request for land for the establishment of a state-of-the-art agricultural training and demonstration centre to be named Agrihouse
Foundation Agri-Village. The Agri-Village is expected to house seed and
livestock farms, production centres conference, workshop halls, exhibition
stores, recreational centres, laboratories and research centres.
The three-day event has
been structured into various sessions including training and capacity building
sessions, commodity breakout sessions, farmer-buyer amtchmaking dialogues,
exhibitions and field demonstrations.
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