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Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations
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Borehole drilling & water pump technician
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Agro-processing & cold chain technician
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Job placement in Ghana
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- Ghana public TVET centres
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Certification exams
- CTVET certification exams
National Proficiency I & II and Certificate I & II exam registration and schedules.
- Trade testing and proficiency exams
Trade test dates and centres, now coordinated through CTVET.
Government programmes & stipends
- Apprenticeship and placement support
Free job-matching and apprenticeship placement for TVET graduates.
- Youth Employment Agency (YEA)
Government-funded skills training and work placements for young Ghanaians.
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Training costs & funding
Certification exam: ≈ GHS 500–1,000 / ₦40,000–90,000 / XOF 30,000–70,000 (NVQ Level 3 Agribusiness)
Scholarships & stipends
- • Togo 'Skills for Growth' programme: free agribusiness training + employer linkage
- • Nigeria TVET Initiative ₦22,500/month stipend (agriculture trades)
- • Ministry of Food & Agriculture (Ghana) youth-in-agribusiness grants (e.g. PFJ-linked)
Community loans & other options
- • Village Savings & Loan Associations (VSLA) fund seed/input packages
- • Farmer cooperatives offer input credit repaid at harvest
What you'll learn
- Business vs survival farming mindset
- Market research and crop selection
- Production cost calculation
- Seasonal crop calendar planning
- Farm record keeping
- Pricing strategies
- Value-added processing
- Buyer negotiation and market linkage
Certification options
NVQ Level 3 in Agribusiness Management
Ghana CTVET / Regional TVET Centers · 2-4 months · cost varies
Practical competency assessment. Covers crop planning, record keeping, marketing.
Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Course
Tony Elumelu Foundation / Various NGOs · Self-paced · ≈ $0
FREE online courses. Tony Elumelu Foundation also offers $5,000 seed grants through annual entrepreneurship program.
Who hires in Ghana
- Agro-processing companies
- Farm cooperatives
- NGO agricultural programs (USAID, FAO, IFAD)
- Self-employment (own farm or processing venture)
Why demand is high
- • Togo 'Skills for Growth' programme (2025-2026) links certified workers to agro-processing employers (Togo Ministry of Technical Education)
- • Food security is national priority across all ECOWAS countries (ECOWAS Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP))
- • Most farmers lack business training — huge opportunity for trained agribusiness managers (General market analysis)
- • Value-added processing (gari, dried ginger, chili powder) multiplies income 2-5x (Industry estimates)
- • Dry-season production commands premium prices due to low supply (Agricultural market analysis)
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Study sheets for this course
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Two readings a day is the minimum. Any point outside the band is an excursion: quarantine the stock and report it.
One-metre beds with 40 cm paths let a person work both sides without stepping on the soil. Compacted soil loses yield.
Cash in minus cash out equals profit — only if every line is written the same day it happens.
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Agribusiness Manager / Farm Operations
An agribusiness worker inspecting crops and planning the next harvest. This illustrative team reflects the people and communities of Ghana.