Yara Ghana is scaling up its support for women in agriculture as it renews its partnership with Agrihouse Foundation for the 7th edition of the Women in Food and Agricultural Leadership Training Forum (WOFAGRIC) and the Gold in the Soil Awards.
The two-day event is scheduled to take place from July 9 to 10, 2025, in the Central Region and will once again highlight the crucial role of women in Ghana’s agricultural value chain.
According to Ms. Theresa Randolph, Country Manager of Yara Ghana, the company’s long-standing partnership with Agrihouse Foundation reflects a deep commitment to building inclusive and sustainable food systems.
She described the WOFAGRIC platform as a transformative force aligned with Yara’s mission to promote resilient agriculture and empower women as leaders and changemakers.
Mrs. Randolph noted that Yara Ghana has, over the years,
supported the development of efficient food systems by providing access to agronomic expertise, climate-smart crop nutrition, and digital farming tools that help farmers increase yields and protect the environment.
Mrs. Randolph emphasized that these efforts are designed to unlock real opportunities for women in agribusiness by tackling systemic challenges and helping them grow their enterprises sustainably.
She reaffirmed Yara Ghana’s commitment to creating a nature-positive, inclusive food future and called on other private sector actors to invest in initiatives that promoted gender equity in agriculture.
Commending Agrihouse Foundation for its unwavering dedication to supporting women farmers, she described the collaboration as a shared journey that had redefined leadership in the sector.
Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, expressed her appreciation for Yara Ghana’s sustained partnership, describing the company as more than a sponsor but a visionary partner that had helped shape WOFAGRIC into a truly impactful platform.
She noted that with Yara’s support, the Foundation had trained, mentored, and empowered hundreds of rural women, many of whom emerged as agribusiness owners, community leaders, and advocates for food security.
Akosa stressed that Yara Ghana’s role in the initiative had gone beyond financial contributions.
It has become a catalyst for inclusive development, helping to elevate women who were once overlooked and turning them into key players within Ghana’s agricultural economy.
“Empowering women in agriculture is not just a moral imperative but it is a smart economic strategy,” Mrs. Akosa said.
By Stanley Senya
