Ghana Agric Colleges: TEDMAG

Background

The Technical Education Development for Modernized Agriculture in Ghana (TEDMAG) was a 5-year (2017-2021) development assistance project with the goal of contributing to the promotion of market-oriented agriculture extension services that are gender sensitive and environmentally sustainable to farmers. The project timeline was extended to December 31, 2022, with final report expected by April 28, 2023. The TEDMAG project is under the auspices of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and implemented by a consortium made up of University of Saskatchewan – Canada, University of Missouri – USA and University of Missouri Assistance Program (UMAP) office in Ghana. The project is funded by Global Affairs Canada through its Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana program (MAG).

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Project Vision

TEDMAG aims to work out a coherent strategy for modernizing the current curriculums at the MoFA’s Agricultural Colleges to be more agribusiness-based, gender sensitive and environmentally sustainable. That is, student enrolled at the Agricultural Colleges need to be taught with courses which equip them with the skills to create their own agribusiness ventures or for future employment. In addition, aspiring-students agripreneurs need to be equipped with real-world and practicable experiences in agribusiness and entrepreneurship through minds-on, hands-on approaches and that can be achieved through competency- based learning to overlap and interlace with project-based learning approaches (learning by doing). Several programs are being implemented to encourage more female enrolment. With this, TEDMAG has established three entrepreneurial projects to complement the revised curriculum:

1. Student-Managed Farms (SMFs) at 5 Agricultural Colleges

2. Pilot Agribusiness Incubation Hub (Advisory Board) and Student Business Plan Competition at Kwadaso Agricultural College

3. Virtual Farm Business Management Program (GhanaSim) at 6 Agricultural Colleges

Goals

To achieve this goal, the TEDMAG project is using a three-tier approach which are;

1. Updating the curricula for the certificate programs of four agricultural colleges in Ghana namely Damongo, Ejura, Kwadaso and Ohawu; and both Diploma and Certificate programs for the Animal Health and Production college, Pong-Tamale to add focus on marketing and business using pedagogical techniques and technological upgrades that enhance learning problem-solving and communication skills for diverse audiences;

2. Instructing and updating the country’s extension agents on modern techniques for technology transfer-and how to move farmers and businesses from subsistence agriculture to a market-oriented system and;

3. Upgrading existing infrastructures with emphasis on science laboratories, information and communication laboratories and demonstration/workshop laboratories as well as providing logistics to improve teaching technologies and employability.

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TEDMAG

Technical Education for Modernized Education in Ghana

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