Collaboration, capacity-building at core of Ghana’s coffee sector engagement

Mr Samuel Adimado

The collaborative efforts between The International Trade Center and the Ro­busta Coffee Agency of Africa and Madagascar (ACRAM) came to fruition as stakeholders from Ghana’s coffee sector gathered recently for a two-day engage­ment.

The event focused on foster­ing collaboration, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building among key players in the indus­try.

With the objective of brain­storming on a pricing scheme that aligns with world market prices while ensuring fair remu­neration for farmers based on quality, participants engaged in in-depth discussions and work­shops to address the complexities of the coffee value chain.

Additionally, efforts were made to enhance the capacity of pri­vate sector member organizations in governance, constitution build­ing and strategies that will drive the growth and development of Ghana’s coffee sector.

The engagement served as a platform for stakeholders to share insights, best practices, and establish partnerships that will contribute to the sustainable growth of the coffee industry in Ghana.

Speaking at the event, Vice President of the Coffee Federa­tion of Ghana, Samuel Adimado, praised the International Trade Center (ITC) for the initiative saying “the pricing determination will be fixed in such a way that it makes the business of coffee more profitable and compensa­tory enough so that any investor who wants to go into coffee will be able to participate and earn from the coffee industry”.

The ITC is a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization for trade-re­lated technical cooperation in developing countries.

Alliances for Action (A4A) is an ITC initiative to establish a network that transforms food systems and advances the Sus­tainable Development Goals through producer and MSME partnerships that cultivate eth­ical, climate-smart, sustainable Agri-value chains.

 By Spectator Reporter