Dizengoff, two bodies organise training for farmers
A threefold partnership has been created to improve the livelihoods and the farming practices of Ghanaian cocoa farmers through training and economic opportunities.
The Deustche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), an agency of the German government, provided a free five-day course for farmers, facilitated by a skilled agricultural official, teaching best cocoa farming practices in every corner of the country.
“We want to open the farmers’ minds to what they are doing,” the Technical Director of the GIZ, Mr Benjamin Asare, said at the launch of the partnership.
He said the training was also aimed at providing the farmers with business skills and teaching them how to transact business with banks, among others.
Access to banks
The second partner, Fidelity Bank, provides easy accessible bank accounts which enable the farmers to secure loans to purchase new equipment and farming supplies provided by the third part