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MP for Korle-Klottey, Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings
Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, MP for Korle-Klottey, launched the National Farm Capability and Business Development Tour to empower young women and people with disabilities in agribusiness.
She said the project aimed to reduce the financial burden on people when they venture into agribusiness.
Dr Agyeman-Rawlings, speaking during the selection and shortlisting of Roadshow beneficiaries, said it aimed to provide beneficiaries with the skills and equipment necessary to ensure their success.
She said it was also one of the ways to improve gender mainstreaming and provide equal opportunities for women.
“We try not to eliminate women if they are able to succeed and the process of elimination is not about eliminating women but finding out which of them had the capacity, commitment and commitment. interest in the activities we engage in, ”she said. .
Dr Agyeman-Rawlings said the partners didn’t want to throw money at people when they could be trained and supported with the right logistics needed to run their businesses.
“As an MP, I think this is the platform to open my door to the greatest number of women who wish to participate not only in this project but in other projects,” she added.
Dr Agyeman-Rawlings said the program was launched a few months ago with the intention of launching the pilot project in Korle Klottey constituency in the Greater Accra region.
She said the registration was done online with more than 700 people applying, which has been reduced to 400, who are now being screened.
She said the prequalification was to ensure that those shortlisted actually understood what it took to meet the criteria of the project in order to ensure its success.
She urged stakeholders to provide the enabling environment necessary for greater participation of women in agribusiness.
Ms. Alberta Akyaa Akosa, founder of the Agrihouse Foundation and co-implementer of the program, said the project focused on training candidates to breed rabbits, snails and mushrooms.
She said their priorities were to have an impact on improving and changing livelihoods and also improving nutrition.
Ms Akosa said the high number of applications received indicated that the government, development partners and policy makers really needed to take a practical look at the agricultural sector.
She said the training would last three to five days and the trainees would receive a starter kit for their various farming activities.
Ms Akosa said they intended to implement a comprehensive tracking system to help assess their progress and expressed hope that upon completion of the screening around 100 people would be selected for the training in the Greater Accra region.
Mr. Maclean Atsu Dzidzienyo, a pre-selected Paralympic athlete, congratulated the MP and her implementing partners for the initiative.
He said he was already involved in herb farming and intended to include rabbit breeding to help inspire other people with disabilities.
He urged the government to provide support to people living with disabilities who wish to engage in any form of agricultural activity.
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