WACOMP Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/wacomp/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp WACOMP Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/wacomp/ 32 32 KNUST obtains ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for food testing https://accessagric.com/knust-obtains-iso-iec-170252017-accreditation-for-food-testing/ https://accessagric.com/knust-obtains-iso-iec-170252017-accreditation-for-food-testing/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:46:22 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=16060 The Department of Food Science and Technology Laboratory at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has obtained ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for food testing.   The accreditation positions KNUST as the first public university in Ghana to achieve the standard in food testing, and as well enhance its credibility and capabilities in that field. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/knust-obtains-iso-iec-170252017-accreditation-for-food-testing/feed/ 0 16060 West Africa Connect focuses on Mango, Cassava, and ICT Value chains https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chains/ https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chains/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:54:59 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=4353 Ruben Poolchund, Chief Officer for Africa at the International Trade Centre (ITC) says there is the need to develop the Mango, Cassava and ICT sectors, given the great potential for value addition and export.  He said out of 302 million tonnes of cassava globally produced in 2020, more than half was produced in Africa. Mr […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chains/feed/ 0 4353 West Africa Connect focuses on linkages between mango, cassava and ICT value chain actors https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-linkages-between-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chain-actors/ https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-linkages-between-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chain-actors/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:42:04 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=4232 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) suppliers in the Mango, Cassava and ICT sectors are being connected to buyers in and outside the ECOWAS sub-region to promote regional trade and access to market. At the launch of the second edition of the West Africa Connect 2022, held in Accra, more than 160 suppliers from the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/west-africa-connect-focuses-on-linkages-between-mango-cassava-and-ict-value-chain-actors/feed/ 0 4232 Ghanaian farmers get support to showcase exotic fruits in Berlin https://accessagric.com/ghanaian-farmers-get-support-to-showcase-exotic-fruits-in-berlin/ https://accessagric.com/ghanaian-farmers-get-support-to-showcase-exotic-fruits-in-berlin/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:38:54 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=1485 The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) Ghana are supporting the promotion of Ghanaian exotic fruits under the theme “Discover the superior taste of Ghana’s green gold”. Part of it is the participation of seven GlobalG.A.P. certified members of the Sea-freight Pineapple Exporters of Ghana (SPEG) at Fruit Logistica 2022 […]

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