Dr Kingsley Agyemang
The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (Scholsec) has partnered with the Jospong Group of Companies to unveil its much-touted ‘Labour Bank’ with an emphasis on agribusiness.
This unveiling took place last week in an interactive session via Zoom, on the theme “Agribusiness and Rice Production in Ghana.”
The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, said the essence of such an interactive session is not only to create the opportunity for successful entrepreneurs to share their success stories with students, but more importantly open up to these students on areas they can venture into upon completion of school.
“As we strive to link academia with industry, Jospong Group comes across as one of the entities in Ghana whose story is worth sharing, and can be a motivation for most of our students, especially the agribusiness.
“Looking at how Jospong, through the direction of Dr. Siaw, has chalked some successes as far as industry is concerned in Ghana, I thought it wise to have him come on board as a resource person for the first of many interactive sessions we will be having as time goes on,” Dr. Agyemang stated.
Collaboration
For his part, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyapong, Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies, emphasised the importance of academia collaborating with industry, stressing that it creates a powerhouse of knowledge and practicality which goes a long way to advance development.
His company, he assured, is ready to tap into the knowledge of the students upon completion of their studies, which, according to him, is essential because of their exposure to other cultures and acquisition of knowledge from diverse backgrounds.
The youth, he said, largely play a crucial role in shaping the future of agriculture in Ghana. “With your knowledge in digital matters, this is also the time that you can bring that knowledge on board as well, and we are ready to tap into this knowledge,” he said.
According to him, there is a lot Jospong has to offer these students, especially across the rice value chain. He mentioned that a lot of potential abound for them in areas such as input providers, extensive officers, cooperatives, tractor operators, millers seed breeders, engineers, storage experts, warehousing experts, agtech personnel, and researchers.
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