KIC trains women in horticulture and provides starter-kits

Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has successfully trained a group of women in vegetable production in Kejebi, Oti Region, reinforcing its mission to empower rural women through hands-on agribusiness skills and sustainable livelihoods.

Organised under its Women’s Bootcamp program, the training covered best practices in cultivating vegetables such as tomatoes, pepper, okra, and leafy greens, with modules on land preparation, nursery management, organic pest control, irrigation, and harvesting techniques. The program also introduced participants to basic business planning and marketing strategies to ensure profitability.

In addition, the training emphasized climate-smart practices and the potential of vegetable farming to improve both nutrition and income at the household level.

“Vegetable farming is a gateway for many rural women to become economically active and self-reliant. At KIC, we are here to equip them not just with knowledge, but with the means to act.”said Mercy Tuffour, Gender and Safeguarding Specialist at KIC.

To enable immediate application of their new skills, each participant received a startup kit comprising vegetable seeds of about 5 different types, watering cans, organic fertilizer, protective gear, and simple farm tools.

“Our bootcamp is about breaking barriers, access to land, knowledge, and capital. The training gives women the power to start small and scale up.” Terrence Tienaah, Programs Manager at KIC, added.

“Every seed planted through this program is a seed of opportunity. At KIC, we are proud to nurture the next generation of agripreneurs, especially women in underserved communities,” she added.

This training adds to a series of impactful bootcamp sessions in Kejebi — including beekeeping, livestock, snail farming, and cereal mix production — as part of KIC’s broader goal to drive entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation for women across Ghana.