Business News of Sunday, 25 August 2013

Source: AGRIPRO

AGRIPRO: The Platform

AGRIPRO and Business Change Group present “The Platform”, an AGRIBUSINESS CREATION AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP and NETWORKING PROGRAM for those who want to start a new Agribusiness as well as people interested in the Agribusiness and the Agricultural Industry.

Come find out how to start up an agribusiness, the cost involved, the problems associated with it and how they can be solved. Find out new and improved methods of operating such businesses and form a network which may help improve production.

The workshop would be made up of focus groups discussions which includes Poultry production, Crop production, Livestock production, Aquaculture and Bee-Keeping.
Reason for event:

To create a platform for entrepreneurs and investors in the agribusiness industry to discuss prevalent issues and development strategies for the different sectors in the industry and to create a healthy relationship between investors and entrepreneurs in the industry.

Expected results:

i. There would be development strategies from each sector, taking a step to solving the prevalent issues in the Agribusiness Industry.
ii. Healthy links between investors and entrepreneurs in the Agribusiness Industry.
iii. The creation of new businesses in the agricultural industry
iv. Better managed agribusinesses

Who can attend?

Business-minded people, students, farmers, investors, the general public and all who are interested in the Agric/Agribusiness Industry are cordially invited to attend this event.

Key note Speaker: Rene Haveman (Managing Director, Terra Agric LTD coffee and nuts); An agronomist from the Netherlands who has a combined experience of more than 21 years of farming and agricultural best practices with farms around the world including Ghana.

Workshop Facilitators:

1. Emmanuel Tokunbo Darko (CEO at Babaoo Foods Limited)
2. Federation of Ghana Beekeepers Association
3. Richard Osei-Amponsah (PhD)
Date: 24th August, 2013 Time: 9am – 2pm Rate: GHC 25; GHC 30 (at gate)
Venue: Hub Accra (located opposite the Ako-Adjei Park), OSU.
For more information, kindly contact us on 0206426250, 0242303607, 0265286678 , 0277667561 or send us a mail on ewuranna@agriprohub.com