Kita(Institute Of Tropical Agriculture)
| About us | Networking with local and global institutions to better the lives of rural farmers, unemployed youth, hungry and homeless families, women, aids victims and orphans, needy street children, the aged, and the disabled through training, seminars and workshops, technology transfer, on-farm research, environmental conservation, volunteer exchange, seeds and food aid, input and clothing distribution and children sponsorship for environmentally sustainable development, that enhances the local economy, the nation and the quality of life in Africa since 1984. Objectives The specific objectives include: To enhance the transfer of modern agricultural technology to rural farmers through workshops, seminars short courses, correspondence courses, and overseas training To provide vocational technical agricultural training to the youth both literate and non literate To protect the environment for increased agricultural productivity To assist rural farmers to have links to credit and inspire confidence of financial institutions in rural agricultural credit delivery To undertake farmer-based research to develop appropriate strategies for practicing farmers, both commercial and subsistence To provide consultancy to prospective and practicing Farmers and trainees to establish their own agricultural projects and identify market for their produce To assist rural communities to draw their own village development plans based on their local resources, to improve upon their own lifestyles To liaise with local and international institutions and organisations with similar objectives. Achievements Kita has witnessed modest achievements. It has trained over 1500 prospective farmers, most of whom have won national best farmer awards. Graduates of the institute are noted for reviving collapsed farms. It has also trained over 800 practicing farmers with free follow-up consultancy to help them put the acquired technology into practice. Participatory village development program in ejisu-juaben district in collaboration with the ministry of food and agriculture(mofa)and the Commonwealth fund for technical assistance(cftc)kita won national best agro-forestry farmer award in 1992. Many graduates have won national best farmer awards and others received ngo grants to finance agro-forestry and other income generating projects in their communities. Trainees receive best-farmer awards The institute embarks upon environmental protection programs. It has a 12 acre alley cropping project at its former site in broadi. It has embarked on other forest recovery programs including planting of trees along water bodies. It has also embarked upon tree planting exercises in communities around the institute. Kita has developed a credit scheme to seek funds to provide a revolving fund credit for graduates who have applied to take up farming as a career in co-operatives after national service on land kita has purchased for this project. The vegetable section has begun at essienimpong, ashanti. The college has many students sponsored though many governmental and private institutions. Graduates also participate in the national service scheme in rural districts including teaching in secondary schools, and supporting the district extension staff. |
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| Industry Focus | Agriculture Projects, Agriculture & By-product Agents |
| Products/Services | Agricultural training, seminers, workshops, import and export. |
| Our Markets | Worldwide |
| No. of Employees | 11 - 50 People |
| Year Established | 1984 |
| Legal Representative(CEO) | DR.NOAH OWUSU-TAKYI |
| Certificates | MOFA(GHANA)MOE(GHANA)MMDE(GHANA) |
