{"id":153400,"date":"2015-09-20T12:31:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T12:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=153400"},"modified":"2015-09-20T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T12:31:04","slug":"nrgp-nestle-trains-small-holder-farmer-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/nrgp-nestle-trains-small-holder-farmer-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"NRGP\/ Nestle trains small holder farmer groups"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP) in collaboration with Nestle Ghana Limited is training small holder farmer groups on the cultivation of quality grains and cereals to meet international standards.<\/p>\n
The trainers exploit the Community Adaptability Tool developed by the University of Ghana, interspersed with local drama performance as a means of educating the participants.<\/p>\n
National Coordinator of the NRGP, Felix Darimaani at a similar exercise in the Gushie community of the Northern Region said the programme dubbed, \u201cNRGP\/Nestle quality grain management programme\u201d was rolled out in 2011.<\/p>\n
He clarified that it formed part of the NRGP and Nestles\u2019 efforts aimed at facilitating small holder farmer groups\u2019 access to competitive and remunerative markets for their farm produce.<\/p>\n
This, according to Felix Darimaani, has since improved the expertise of the beneficiaries and MOFA staff on grain quality management using simple posters and Mycotoxin management guide.<\/p>\n