Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture

KITA is a non-profit, tropical agriculture institute accredited by Council for Technical Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) to train young men and women who want to take up agriculture and green enterprises as a career path. KITA also trains farmers and farmer groups in modern and sustainable farming and ‘farming as a business’ skills. The mission of KITA is to stimulate employment opportunities and economic development in Ghana’s agricultural industry, especially among youth. KITA offers a variety of Pre-Tertiary, Tertiary as well as Technical and Vocational Certificate courses to provide an environment for high-impact training, education, consultancy and research to generate the knowledge and skills required for sustainable environmental stewardship and human development in Ghana and beyond. Students of KITA’s COTA combine their classroom studies with experiential and participatory learning through on-campus agricultural projects, internships etc. KITA has a Farming Business Franchise Module for women and youth employment and start-ups. Besides, KITA provides technical support to farmer groups through its Rural Development and Community Extension centre. This is working in over 150 communities who receive technical support from facilitators and tutors. Our approach to Capacity Building uses the competency based training for employment and sustainability. Our learners are our priority. and we serve with commitment, openness, and innovation. We believe in protecting our environment at all costs. Who we work with: Youth (prospective agripreneurs), farmers and their families, farmer groups,and FBOs, women groups, small businesses and agro-processors. Organic agriculture is key, but KITA also provides business development skills training and advisory services in management of small enterprises, start up, savings/banking culture, credit management, business plan writing, linkages to financial institutions, group dynamics, leadership, and cooperative setups.