Kwame Nkrumah College of Science and Expertise, Kumasi Vitamin and Sustainable Agriculture and Meals Cooperative, in partnership with Mastercard Basis (Nukabom Cooperative), organized a particular enterprise pitching session for individuals of the Multipurpose Integration Program (MIP) coaching.
This system consisted of three months of classroom instruction in greenhouse vegetable manufacturing, agribusiness administration, poultry manufacturing, micro-livestock manufacturing, and tree crop seedling manufacturing, adopted by six months of experiential studying in a devoted MIP facility, and three months of instruction and internships with agribusiness and meals methods establishments.
The pitch session attracted 32 individuals who efficiently accomplished this system’s complete one-year coaching mannequin.
One of many individuals, Abdul Rahman Munir, informed how MIP coaching modified the trajectory of his life.
He revealed that after studying about this system and the help it offers to aspiring younger folks, he has accomplished all the required preparations to journey to Dubai in quest of higher financial alternatives.
“I had all my paperwork prepared to go away for Dubai, however after listening to about MIP coaching and the help it offers to younger entrepreneurs, I made a decision to remain and provides it an opportunity,” he mentioned.
Abdul Rahman mentioned the coaching program had modified his notion of the alternatives obtainable inside Ghana’s agricultural sector.
“This coaching confirmed me that Ghana has nice alternatives in agribusiness for youth. With slightly effort, there isn’t any have to journey overseas. That is what the Nukabom MIP coaching made me consider,” he mentioned.
One other participant, Mary Owusu, mentioned this system was a life-changing expertise that gave her sensible experience in greenhouse vegetable manufacturing and new confidence in agribusiness.
“The MIP coaching was a recreation changer for me. It gave me sensible expertise in rising greenhouse greens and confirmed me that with the best information and help, farming generally is a worthwhile and sustainable enterprise,” she mentioned.
He added that greenhouse farming affords important financial advantages via environment friendly land use, improved yields, year-round manufacturing and better high quality produce, making it a sexy enterprise for younger entrepreneurs in search of sustainable livelihoods.
Professor Wilberforce Achiaw Owusu-Ansah, Entrepreneurship Pillar Chief of KNUST Nkabom Collaborative, defined that the pitching occasion was geared toward assessing the enterprise readiness of individuals and offering them with the required help to determine viable enterprises.
He identified that not like conventional competitions the place individuals compete towards one another, MIP Pitch focuses on honing enterprise concepts and guaranteeing feasibility earlier than implementation.
“That is completely different from regular pitches the place the main target is on who wins. We’re encouraging them to take inventory of their enterprise and resolve what sort of help they must be profitable,” he mentioned.
In keeping with Professor Owusu-Ansah, all enterprise proposals that show feasibility and viability will obtain the required help to start out a enterprise, with specific emphasis on establishing the enterprise inside the individuals’ native communities.
