PROJECTS
CIDA PROJECT
​Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Project. A collaborative research project with Crops Research Institute for the development of cowpea, soybean, and groundnut varieties for farmers to improve on their farming systems. The objective of this project was to develop high yielding varieties of cowpea, soybean and groundnut that are resistant to pests and diseases and possess acceptable consumer characteristics. The project was conduct in the major agro ecological zones of Ghana.
GIZ PROJECT
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Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Project. A collaborative project with Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) in the training of youth in entrepreneurial skills in some selected Districts of Ghana. This project is targeted towards the youth who are unemployed and have the desire to travel beyond the shores of Ghana. They are given training in Entrepreneurship and skills development.
FAO PROJECT
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Project. A collaborative project with the Crops Research Institute on Food Security in Ghana. This project was undertaken to bridge a hunger gap through the dissemination of improved varieties of cowpea, soybean and groundnuts to increase yields and guarantee incomes for farmers and households. The project was funded by FAO and executed by CRI and other Extension agencies.
BRITISH COUNCIL (EEUY)
British Council (EEUY). A collaborative project with Innohub in the development of unemployed youth under the programme Enhanced Employability for Urban Youth (EEUY). An entrepreneural programme to impart knowledge, skills and attitude into the enterprising youth
British Council with National Entrepreneurial and Innovation Programme. A programme designed to train unemployed graduates to identify business ideas and develop them into implementable projects.
GHANA DIGITAL AND INNOVATION WEEK 2024 EASTERN REGION
The GIZ Ghana and the Government of Ghana visualising the potential of incorporating innovation and digitalisation initiated the Digital Technology for Inclusiveness in Entrepreneurship in Ghana (DTEG), a programme facilitated by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The initiation further gave rise to Ghana Digital and Innovation Week (GDIW), a flagship programme that has unearthed the potentials of enterprises incorporating the idea of digitalisation and innovation into their business. Across the sixteen regions of the country, Eastern Region was not left out of the programme. The region witnessed the launch of GDIW in 2023 at the Koforidua Technical University and in 2024, the GDIW event was hosted for the second time in the region.