Press Releases of Friday, 29 November 2019Source: Eni GhanaEni, Government of Ghana inaugurate business and agricultural training projectItaly's Prime Minister, Guiseppe Conte and Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo with other officialsIn the presence of Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Ghana's Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo and Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi inaugurated today in Dormaa East, Bono region, the Okuafo Pa Agricultural Training Center. The center is a pilot initiative of the Africa Project which aims to support economic diversification in the agricultural sector through skill transfer and business support, in particular by means of self-sustaining agricultural consortia. The agreement also provides for a joint definition of mechanisms to facilitate access to credit in favour of the local communities and to use available international funds to promote sustainable development initiatives. "Professional training and skill acquisition is a precondition for social and economic development. We start with 800 students here but we will replicate this project and our target in Ghana is to reach 150,000 people, he stated.

Source: GhanaWeb November 29, 2019 14:03 UTC