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Fagro Secretariat Unveils Action-Packed 2016 Calander

The National Food and Agric Show (FAGRO) Secretariat has released its event line-up for this year, to underline its commitment to making a compelling statement for a national focus on agriculture as the pathfinder of Ghana’s development.

“We have a very busy 2016 and we are convinced that the Agric sector deserves even more than the attention we are dedicating. When Agric takes it pride of place, Ghana’s developmental agenda will be greatly stepped up and the Secretariat is committed to the successful roll out of all these events this year as our contribution to making the sector attractive to the rest of the population”, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, General Manager of the FAGRO Secretariat noted.

The Secretariat in collaboration with Spain-based Agricultural Marketing and Consultancy Firm –  Naxan – will roll out the maiden SPANISH-FAGRO AGRIC TRADE INVESTMENT PROGRAM in Navarra, Spain from March 7 to 11 to avail players in Ghana’s Agric sector of best practices in Spain while offering them opportunities for strategic alliances and investments.

Between April 12 and 13, the Agric Career Show will hold to offer students in agric-oriented institutions, vital insight into job and career prospects in their chosen field of study. They will also be brought in the know about internship opportunities in the sector which they can take advantage of to synthesise their academic work with some worthwhile practical experience.

The All State Leadership Camp, which comes off in June in Bailey, Colorado will have two Ghanaians – a student offering Agriculture and a young farmer – participating in the week-long programme to enrich their knowledge and practice, while offering them life-changing networking opportunities. Each summer, young members of the United States’ National Farmers Union (NFU) with demonstrated leadership abilities meet to explore leadership issues and discuss their role in affecting positive change at the camp.

The 2nd National Agric Summit – the Secretariat’s main platform for dialogue that brings together, key stakeholders such as development partners, researchers, farmer groups, government agencies and corporate leaders –  to look at issues confronting Ghana’s Agricultural Sector, will hold on July 19.

The one-day event, considered the confluence of ideas in repositioning Agric for sustainable national development, will also be a forum for constructive engagements aimed at building the knowledge base of stakeholders, besides enhancing their capacity to inform policy decisions for improved livelihood.

The Beginners Agribusiness Mentorship Initiative (BAMI), a practical educational farming initiative which targets students in Agric Colleges and Second Cycle institutions and ushers them into co-operative agribusiness ventures for three months, will tee off in September.

The mentorship module which will feature three groups of students, each made of eight working on an acre of farmland, is aimed at redirecting students’ attention to making Agric a priority career choice rather than a frustration management venture

The frontline annual event of the secretariat, THE FAGRO EXHIBITION, which features general exhibitions, Business to Business meetings and field demonstrations for visitors, comes off from October 11 to 13.

Considered the torchbearer event that signposts Agric as Ghana’s answer to its development dilemma, The Fagro exhibition will bring Agric-oriented companies (manufacturers, agri-input, financing companies, packaging companies, processing companies, irrigation, Green housing companies, farmer-based organizations) and all directorates of the ministry of agriculture to one venue to showcase their products and policies, forge new business contacts and network with over 1000 exhibitors during the three-day fair

“Workshops, training programs and farm tours will also be organized during this period.. It’s our flagship program and has set the benchmark for other programs to be rolled out every year by the Secretariat”, Alberta explained

The NATIONAL FARMERS UNION 2016 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE, signs off the 2016 event year of the FAGRO Secretariat.  The conference will build on NFU’s experience in offering adult education classes specifically designed for women in agriculture, and provide them with important leadership and management skills, as well as networking opportunities.

“We need all stakeholders to demonstrate faith in us and partner with us to make our line-up of events successful and impactful. The Agric-oriented institutions should be benevolent to us in buying into our events so that we are not logistically handicapped in any of our events this year because we want to make them a reference point based on their impact and peerless relevance”, Alberta concluded.

source: ritefmonline.org

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