Israel To Host Agric Technology Seminar At Fagro 2012

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The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana will lead discussions on the usefulness, utilization and adoption of Israeli agric technologies and innovations to advance and transform Ghana?s agriculture.

Madam Sharon Bar-Li is expected to speak in one of the seminar sessions of the 4th National Food and Agricultural Show (FAGRO), scheduled for August 23-25, 2012 at the Efua Sutherland Park in Accra.

She will focus on spreading Israeli technologies that will improve food production, increase Ghana?s agricultural output and to fulfill the Ghanaian right to food.

Israel is a world leader in agricultural research and development; this has led to dramatic increases in the quantity and quality of the country’s crops. The drive to increase yields and crop quality has led to the development of new seed and plant varieties.

According to her, with an increasing population, Ghana is faced with the challenge of satisfying rapidly growing food demand; the recent global food, fuel and financial crisis have demonstrated the need in Ghana to fully utilize technology to address its food needs.

 

She added that Ghana needs to accelerate her food production to meet the growing demand of its population. This has to be achieved through vertical expansion with the use of science and technology.

 

?It is possible to increase food production in Ghana that represents the basis of the country?s food security system; adopting new and improved crop and food management practices can increase food production substantially.?

 

?Technology is always for the people, by the people, of the people; Israel is committed to introduce economically viable and socially acceptable technology to Ghanaian farmers.?

 

FAGRO Chairman and Executive Head of Retail Banking of ADB, Sulley Adam said, other speakers drawn from civil, Government and non-profit organizations like GIZ, ADB, Africa Lead, Embrampa and the African Aurora Business Network ?will highlight on the theme of the event; ?Linking farmers to the appropriate market: a value chain process?, and also discuss issues of women participation in agric, farmers? access to funds, fertilizer accessibility and efficient use, the role of farming organizations in linking Farmers? to markets.

He said FAGRO hopes to use the seminar series to strengthen and deepen Ghana?s existing relation with Israel and other development partners and find areas of further collaboration and support.

 

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