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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Asian African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to undertake research to boost rice, maize and soya production in the country.<\/b><\/p>\n

The objectives of this partnership are to identify common areas of collaboration to address the overall mandate of the parties, develop a plan for collaborative operations and detail the scope and principles of engagement between the parties, while aiming at achieving food efficiency in the country.<\/p>\n

The CEO of the AAC, Mrs. Adelaide Araba Siaw Agyepong, at the signing ceremony in Accra on Thursday April 20, 2023, noted that the agreement will facilitate ACC\u2019s collaboration with the UCC research institutes across Ghana to depeen research and development for social change deal with challenges for economic growth and development.<\/p>\n

She further added that it will also facilitate the establishment of a research and development consortium comprising of business, crop science, technology, agriculture engineering, chemical engineering as a standing committee to advise on the full value chain in rice, maize, soya and the production of other staples.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, this arrangement will facilitate the establishment of a seedling centre for the commercial production of seedlings for sale to farmers,\u201d she hinted.<\/p>\n

She emphasized that \u201cthe ACC\u2019s integrated rice project is to make Ghana self-sufficient in rice production resulting in significant economic benefit for the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

The AAC CEO noted that the partnership is crucial for increasing collaboration and boosting Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Siaw Ageypong, who was particularly pleased with the arrangement between the two institutions, was hopeful that this MoU will pave way for many other collaborations between the two institutions.<\/p>\n

Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong \u2013 Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, reiterated that the University has a specialized training for students to become entrepreneurs and self-sufficient and also can create jobs for others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also focus on empowering our students with competences to succeed in life\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He lamented that with Ghana\u2019s abundant resources and arable land, it still imports food, which it can produce locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very sad that Ghanaians have to import from other countries to feed ourselves yet there are countries with no arable lands who have found ways to produce food locally and even export\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

He therefore stressed that the University is fully behind the project, noting that the University in its small way of complementing efforts to curb importation has acquired a 450 acre of land for agricultural purposes.<\/p>\n

Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, in a brief remarks noted that agriculture and research must go hand in hand to ensure that the country derives its full benefits.<\/p>\n

He noted that rice is now a staple food in Ghana and initiatives must be taken to produce quality and the needed quantity backed by research and this cannot be achieved without the academia.<\/p>\n

He encouraged the University to ensure that they come up with seedlings that can withstand the Ghanaian conditions as well as produce the needed yields for maximum benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the knowledge and resources to see this through, therefore you have no excuse not to perform\u201d he reminded the academia.<\/p>\n

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