Ghana grows with Isreal Agritech Summit 2019 on June 4th

Company News of Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Source: Embbady of Israel

2019-05-29

At the global level, food security has become a major concern with the increase in the world's population and dwindling natural resources. This means that there is a growing need for smart solutions for more efficient agriculture, safer food packaging and storage. Since the 1950s, the state of Israel has been at the forefront of developing smart agricultural solutions, which have contributed to their economic success.

Israel is the world leader in drip irrigation, bringing more grain to market, precision farming, helping farmers export, dairy farming and packaging with more than 500 agribusinesses .

The Israelis not only found miraculous ways to green their own desert, but also shared their discoveries. It is in this perspective that the Israel Trade and Economic Mission in Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and other local partners, have joined forces to organize the first trade show of the year. agribusiness, innovation and technology industry in Accra on 4 June 2019.

The Agritech Summit "Ghana Grows with Israel (GHrow-IL) 2019" is carefully designed to provide interested Ghanaian agricultural sector businesses, as well as Ghanaian leaders with advocacy groups, the opportunity to Learn, interact and create business relationships. with leading Israeli innovators from Agri-Tec and senior executives interested in entering the Ghanaian market.

This year's event will focus on the following three areas: Input Techniques, Modern Agronomic Practices and Funding Models in the Agri-Food Industry will provide opportunities for Israel and Ghana to build and connect new along the agricultural value chain, particularly with the government's "Plant for Food and Employment" program. It will also look at opportunities for how Ghana can leverage modern technology to increase agricultural productivity.

As a superpower in innovation and agricultural technologies, the GHrow-IL Agritech Summit will host around 18 major Israeli Agritech companies such as Adama, AgroTop, BioFeed, Biofishency, Metzer, Netafim, Empower Africa, Arieli, Volcani International Partnerships , Hazerra, Pro Fit Agro, Aviv, O Link, Compostor, BioBee, Agritop, Mottech, Herman Zemel, among others. All companies are looking to expand their business in Ghana in the mutual interest of both countries.