University of Ghana, Presbyterian University College to establish agriculture entity

The School of Agriculture and Consumer Science of the University of Ghana (UG) is collaborating with the Presbyterian University College (PUC) to establish a viable commercial agricultural entity in the Afram Plains.

Professor Daniel Asiedu, Dean of faculty of Science of the UG announced this at the 5th congregation of the PUC at Akropong-Akuapem at the weekend.

Three Hundred graduates were awarded Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology and Rural and Community Development.

Prof. Asiedu said the UG was satisfied with the performance of the PUC in their academic discourse and the UG was committed to strengthening the linkage with PUC by training a faculty of Business Administration, to enable the PUC to develop the human resource base of the faculty.

The Eastern Regional Minister, Dr Akyem Apea-Kubi, in a speech read on his behalf said Government was proud of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) for contributing to national development, especially in the area of education.

He said the church has built more than 2,000 schools made up of basic schools, five Teacher Training Colleges, six vocational institutions and four universities, four hospitals and nine primary health care outreach programs in the country.

Dr Apea-Kubi said the church would partner Government to develop the country’s human resource base.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the PCG, Right Reverend Emmanuel Martey  in a speech read on his behalf by the Clerk of the Assembly Rev Herbert Anim-Oppong, appealed to Government to support the PUC to develop its semi-rural campuses.

The Moderator noted that the outlay for running a university was so high that Government must consider the effort that the church was making to develop the human resource base of the country.

He thanked traditional councils that had supported the PCG since 1843, especially the Akuapem Traditional area in establishing educational and health centres.

Source: GNA