Skidil Consult, in collaboration with Henry 86 Enterprise Center Seedling Nursery, organised a six-day capacity-building workshop on cashew seedling grafting for 90 participants in Wenchi, Bono Region.
The training, funded by the Ghana Skills Development Fund (GSDF), aimed to equip participants with grafting techniques to enhance cashew production.
The workshop covered practical skills in softwood grafting, cashew nursery management, and disease control.
A Representative from Henry 86 Enterprise Center Seedling Nursery, Mary Sokuong highlighted that their nursery produces a variety of tree crops, including cashew, guava, citrus, mango, and pawpaw, providing job opportunities for unemployed youth.
Sylvester Decleark Mensah, Manager at the Wenchi Agricultural Research Station, emphasised the benefits of grafted cashew seedlings over growing raw nuts, noting that grafted seedlings mature faster, flower earlier, and yield more.
Edward Bannor, Field Manager at GSDF, disclosed that the fund provided GH¢100,000 for the project.
He explained that GSDF fund is designed to meet the skills and technological needs of enterprises in both the formal and informal sectors of Ghana’s economy.
Kwesi Edumadze Hagan, Founder and Lead Consultant at Skidil Consult, shared that the consultancy has collaborated with several international and multinational organizations.
“Skidil Consult has successfully collaborated with various international and multinational organizations including but not limited to Cameroon Telecommunication Ltd, Zambia National Commercial Bank, Vodafone Zambia, Vodafone Cameroon, Vodafone Uganda, Bunge Loders Crooklan, Busy 4G, MultiSoft Solutions et al to train their employees.”
He added that, “In agribusiness, Skidil Consult has built the capacity of over 1,000 farmers across multiple regions in Ghana in the cashew, mango, pineapple, pawpaw, yam and vegetable value chains. Their hands-on, participatory approach ensures tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of their diverse clientele.”
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