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The Kofi Annan Enterprise Hub for Agriculture Innovation (KAEHAI) at the West Africa Center for Crop Improvement(WACCI), University of Ghana, has partnered with KGL Foundation to set up an Entrepreneurship Training and Incubator Programme for the sustainable development of green startups and seed businesses towards food, nutrition and economic livelihood security in Ghana.

As part of the programme launch, a two-day workshop is being held at WACCI, University of Ghana, to bring together experts and stakeholders such as from the National Youth Authority (NYA), National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) among others to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the field of entrepreneurship and to identify ways in which stakeholders can work together to support the growth of the agricultural entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The Chief Executive Officer for the NYA, Hon. Pius Enam Hadzide, in an interview with Peace FM at the opening of the two-day workshop, stated that this collaboration with the University of Ghana and KGL Foundation would help in building a resilient youth, creating employment and an avenue for the youth to be self-reliant.

He assured that the Authority will help to gather a greater number of youth to benefit from these funded initiatives and also see to the successes and an improved agri-business out of training of these youth.

The NYA boss further urged and pleaded with cooperate organisations, especially the financial entities to support and contribute to developing innovative businesses for the youth in diverse fields as part of their social responsibilities.

The Programme Manager for KAEHAI, WACCI at the University of Ghana, Madam Jereme Keren Agyemang noted that the entrepreneurship training programme will provide the students with concrete opportunities to connect with the local innovation ecosystem and continue developing their agri-businesses.

She urged the trainees to take great advantage of this training as it’s of great investments to their progressive business ideas.

The Chief Executive Officer of KGL, Mr. Eliot Dadey who is equally a youth philanthropist also hinted that as part of building a rising and self-reliant generation, his foundation is supporting the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement to better help youth in agri-business and to manage their businesses in ways that are more profitable.