Agrihouse Foundation, in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Ghana Poultry Project (GPP), is set to host the third edition of the Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries Tradeshow (LiPF), in Accra, at the Efua Sutherland Children’s park, May 21-22,

The two-day training and exhibition tradeshow, which is on the theme, “We Move! W) Yaa,” is also in partnership with the Agricultural Development Bank, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), the United States Department of Agriculture, National Board for Small Scale Industries, and National Farmers and Fishermen Award Winner’s Association of Ghana (NFFAWAG).

This year’s LiPF tradeshow, according to the Executive Director of Agrihouse, Ms. Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, will afford participants, including, livestock, poultry and fisheries farmers and exhibitors; tertiary and financial institutions; agriculture and media organizations; and development partners, a learning environment to explore deeper ways to take advantage of opportunities in the animal agricultural sector.

LiPF, she emphasized, has come at an opportune time to inform and educate the public about alternative means to create jobs and make additional income, especially, in the animal agricultural sector, since many people in the country now have lost their jobs as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Now more than ever LifP is relevant as we seek to build resilience and confidence in individuals who have lost their source of income and are looking for alternate means in these times,” she noted.

The tradeshow will also be a motivational platform to encourage people who are passionate and interested in the animal agricultural sector, to take steps towards it. Through LiPF, such individuals will become aware of the multiple career opportunities within the animal agricultural sector, to help them make relevant choices.

There will be capacity-building training sessions in areas including, cattle production (Beef and Dairy), Poultry farming, Rabbit and Grass cutter farming; Pig farming, Fish farming; Snail farming; Mushroom production; Bee keeping; Goat and Sheep rearing; and Milk processing (Yoghurt making).

Chief of Party at the USDA, Ghana Poultry Project (GPP), Ms. Carianne De Boer, noted that her department’s desire to contribute to Ghana’s animal farming sector is a priority, thus, the need to work with Agrihouse to ensure sustainable growth and innovation in the sector.

She said, donor investor policies must truly reflect the resilient and prosperous future development partners and agri-stakeholders envision for the agricultural sector.

She said the youth must also take a fresh look at the agricultural sector, especially, platforms like LiFP that offer modernized approaches to agriculture, where they are taught to utilize new technologies to manage their agricultural setups.

Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has commended LiPF as a project in the right direction, as it continues to promote the poultry, livestock and fisheries value chain and its agribusiness potentials.

Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), in a statement, described LiPF as an integral platform that offers agri-stakeholders an opportunity to engage, dialogue, and build capacity in ways that boost growth within the sector.

“We, therefore, find it very important to support such an event,” it said. ADB will lead two knowledge-sharing sessions at the tradeshow: “assessing funds and funding opportunities available for the animal businesses, and Marketing effectively, via digital channels.”