Executive Director of Fairtrade Africa, Dr. Argent Chuula, has paid a week’s (March 18-25, 2021) working visit to Ghana during which he met with Fairtrade certified small producer organisations, partners and engaged with stakeholders on Fairtrade Africa’s operations as part of his field visit.
Dr. Chuula interacted with Producers under the Alliances for Sankofa project which highlights dynamic agroforestry practices to support farmers address climate and environmental degradation.
He also visited Golden Exotics and Volta River Estates Limited, Fairtrade certified banana exporters and held meetings with Kuapa Kooko Farmers Union where he met with the Leadership, Management and some producers of these organisations.
The Executive Director also paid a courtesy call at the AfCFTA Secretariat, where he met with Mr. Mohammed Ali, Director of Trade in Goods.
He also paid a courtesy call on the Ahafo Regional Minister of Ahafo Region, where Asunafo North and Kukuom Farmers Union, some of Fairtrade certified producers are located.
Asunafo North Farmers Union won the global small producer of the year at the Fairtrade awards and the Most Formalised Cooperative of the Year at the maiden edition of the Ghana Cocoa Awards.
In a related development, Fairtrade Africa had engaged stakeholders on deforestation, biodiversity and forest governance.
Under its Dignity for All programme, Fairtrade Africa, has organized a stakeholder engagement and capacity building on deforestation, biodiversity and forest governance in the Eastern and Ahafo regions of Ghana on March 26 and 29 2021.
The training was attended by Fairtrade certified producers, traditional authorities and local government authorities such as the Forestry Commission, Department of Agriculture, Department of Planning and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) with representatives from the Federation of People with Disability, UNDP, UNER and Solidaridad.
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