WELCOME TO KITA

KITA – The institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kumasi is at the forefront of Professional, Tertiary, Technical and Vocational Agricultural education and training since 1984, offering a wide range of full time and part time courses for prospective and practicing farmers and agriculturalist.

BIO

It is the premiere private agricultural college that has been offering technical vocational courses and other tertiary courses in general agriculture under the supervision of the National Accreditation Board (NAB), National Board for Professional and Technicians Examination (NABPTEX) and the National Council for Tertiary Education (NTCE), The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Ministry of Manpower Youth and Employment (MMYE).

SETTING THE PACE

Since 2008, KITA has been consulting for the Rural Enterprises Project (REP) of the ministry of Trade and has been providing competency-based skill training in agricultural enterprises such as mushroom, snail, grasscutter and rabbitry; as well as agroprocessing such as cassava processing, palm oil processing, and finally Business skills training for SMEs such as marketing skills, record keeping, management skills, business Advocacy, group dynamics, credit management, Business Growth skills among others.

OUR MAIN SECTORS

THE KITA COLLEGE

KITA – The College of Tropical Agriculture, Kumasi is at the forefront of Professional, Tertiary, Technical and Vocational Agricultural training since 1984, offering a wide range of full time and part time courses for prospective and practicing farmers and agriculturalists.

KITA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & OUTREACH

In pursuing the development section of the goals of the Institute, this sector is setup to coordinate activities between the institute and, rural farmers, communities, community based organisations, local and international development organisations and district assemblies.

KITA AGRO-PROCESSING & INDUSTRIAL CENTRE

KITA launched an agro-processing center to add value to agro-products and train students and communities in agro-processing. KITA now processes a variety of agro-products such as high grade cassava flour, groundnut paste, cereal mix, moringa powder and oils, improved palm oil products among others. Established with support from the Australian DAP Project

KITA FARMS AND GREEN MARKET

KITA Organic farms and Plantations Unit produces a number of organic crops and  animals including piggery, poultry, vegetables, arables, cashew, fish farming using professional methods including agroforestry, green houses and aquaponics. The Farms also provide practical skills training for students. KITA’s green market helps to sell organic products from the Institute’s farms and industrial center. Click here to learn more and if you want to set up a farm, contact us: director@kitaghana.org

WHo we are

ABOUT US

The nation needs the services of this department more than ever. Our focus is on the Ejisu Juaben district. We hope that in this particular year, the institute will make a positive change in the lives of the people of the district.

We are glad to acknowledge the unrelenting sacrifices that members of staff of this department are making towards the improvement of the lives of rural people.

It is hoped that the department will receive the necessary co-operation from the local and international organisations to achieve their targets for the  year and subsequent years ahead.

Dr Noah Owusu-Takyi

Director  of KITA

 

OUR OBJECTIVES

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OUR MISSION

The nation needs the services of this department more than ever. Our focus is on the Ejisu Juaben district. We hope that in this particular year, the institute will make a positive change in the lives of the people of the district.

We are glad to acknowledge the unrelenting sacrifices that members of staff of this department are making towards the improvement of the lives of rural people.

It is hoped that the department will receive the necessary co-operation from the local and international organisations to achieve their targets for the  year and subsequent years ahead.

Dr Noah Owusu-Takyi

Director  of KITA

AGRICULTURE AND PERMACULUTURE DESIGN

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TRAINING, CONSULTANCY & RESEARCH

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KITA WINS USAID POWER AFRICA OFF-GRID ENERGY CHALLENGE

KITA, Solar light company and New Energy, all Ghanaian NGOs won the Power Africa Off Grid Energy Challenge round II. KITA has a growing energy department with experts in cookstoves, gasification, biogas and energy efficient practices. In partnership with SNV...

Admissions Open for Higher National Diploma and Certificate Courses in Agriculture – 2018

  Please to download admission forms click here: ADMISSION FORMS 2018 KITA – The College of Tropical Agriculture, Kumasi, is at the forefront of Professional, Tertiary, Technical and Vocational Agricultural training since 1984, offering a wide range of full time...

KITA Trains 5 Peace Corps Communities in Climate Smart Agriculture in Eastern and Volta Regions

Peace Corps Ghana commissioned the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, KITA to provide training in Climate Smart Agriculture for 5 rural communities in the Eastern and Volta Regions of Ghana in February 2022.  In the wake of Climate Change affecting small holder...

KITA SCALES UP SOYABEAN OUTGROWER SCHEME

KITA has developed and tested a soybean out-grower scheme with about 11000 farmers in three regions of Ghana The initiative involves the mobilization of farmer groups and actors along the value chain including input distributors, tractor operators, soybean processors,...

KITA TRAINS PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN ORGANIC VEGETABLE CULTIVATION – 2018

As part of efforts to build capacity of Peace Corps Volunteers to improve community development in Ghana, 29  Peace Corps Volunteers have been trained in the principles of organic vegetable farming and nursery management to be able to impart the training to their...

KITA ESTABLISHES AGRO-PROCESSING BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTER AND GREEN MARKET WITH SUPPORT FROM AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION DIRECT AID PROGRAM

KITA has won a grant from the Australian High Commission Direct Aid Program to establish an Agro-processing Business Incubation Center to train students and farmers in agro-processing in Ghana. Four agro-processing business units will be established including Palm Oil...

KITA BUILDS CAPACITY IN COMPETENCY BASED TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRAINING DELIVERY WITH SUPPORT OF GIZ

KITA Staff has received capacity building training in the design and delivery of competency based training in Pineapple and Citrus Value Chain with support from the German Development Organisation (GIZ) under the Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and...

KITA – AGRICORE PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GHANA

fb-ehttps://web.facebook.com/kita.ghana?pnref=story KITA is in partnership with Agricore, a United States Based Non Profit to provide capacity building for agricultural professionals and basic schools in Ghana. Two Agricore volunteers - Haley and Nick have been in...

KITA TRAINS 317 YOUTH IN AGRIBUSINESS SKILLS UNDER THE RURAL ENTERPRISES PROGRAM IN JANUARY 2016

KITA is providing competency based skills training in agribusiness for 317 youth from 7 districts in the Ashanti region under the Rural Enterprises Project of the Government of Ghana. The skills delivered included competency based skills, business development,...

KITA TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR AGRICULTURE IN GHANA

Sustainable Energy is needed for agricultural transformation in Ghana and Africa. KITA's  Center for Sustainable Energy conducts evidence based research, influences policies, informs practice, implements projects through collaboration with partners to provide...

KITA-LOS TO PROMOTE ECOVILLAGE STRATEGIES IN GHANA UNDER CISU GRANT

KITA in collaboration with the Danish Ecovillage Network, LOS have received a partnership grant to develop the Ghana Ecovillage Network and promote ecovillage strategies for sustainable development in Ghana. The partnership intervention seeks to strengthen Civil...

NEWS UPDATE ON KITA CAMPUS CHECK OUR NEW BLOG http://kitaghana.wordpress.com/

Dear All We have created a new blog: http://kitaghana.wordpress.com/ to provide you with weekly updates at KITA Campus This does not replace the website, it only links to the website with news update by our campus based IT Team Thanks Management

ADMISSIONS TO HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN 2018

ADMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT IN FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 AND ALSO AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2018 KITA opens admission for a 2018. . SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR APPLICANTS : PLEASE VISIT...

KITA’s COLLEGE RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FROM NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR HND IN AGRICULTURE

http://www.nab.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=66&Itemid=194 KITA's College of Tropical Agriculture COTA has on March 2014 received accreditation from the National Accreditation Board to run Higher National Diploma...

KITA trains Peace Corps Volunteers in Agroforestry and Alternative Livelihoods

  KITA hosted training for new Peace Corps Volunteers for the Environment, Education and Water, Health and Sanitation Sectors in agro-forestry and alternative livelihoods in November and December 2010 to equip the volunteers and their counterparts with skills to...

TRELLIS FUND

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OUR PROJECTS

KITA undertakes projects and programs to improve the livelihoods of people and enhance food security in Ghana and Africa

Australian DAP Project

The project was to  set-up an agro processing facility and  expand 10 practical agribusinesses demonstration projects at the KITA Campus for 3rd year HND in Agriculture students to work in these projects to make money and learn entrepreneurship, project management and financial management skills for 6 months before they graduate.

Biogas Project - SNV

As part of efforts to make KITA a sustainable community, SNV in 2014 supported KITA to build a 40m3 biogas digester that generates electricity for the office and used for cooking in the students kitchen. The Biogas Digester also provides training opportunities for KITA for students in the bioenergy unit. Visit KITA to see more

Rural Enterprise Project

As a training service provider, KITA provides practical and entrepreneurial skills training for community unemployed youth, literates, women and SMEs to be able to improve their skills, efficiency in production and processing, as well as business development to be able to develop sustainable local businesses.

Soyabean Aggregation

KITA is  into agricultural value chain aggregation such as soyabean, sheanut cake, wheat bran, rice bran, cotton seed cake, palm kernel shell cake etc. KITA therefore provides market for farmers.

Solar Lanterns

KITA’s renewable energy unit also promotes access to solar lanterns for rural farmers, agro-processors and women to enhance their livelihoods and change the use of kerosene wick lamps.

Moringa Processing

KITA farms produces and processes moringa, working with farmers in local communities to practice agro-forestryy. KITA processes the moringa leafs and seed into oils, & creams.

TREE PLANTING

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ECO SCHOOLS PROJECTS

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES 

ADMISIONS OPEN

Admissions are opened for various programmes at the college. Please click below and select a course of interest.

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  • 3 YEARS. Specializations: * HORTICULTURE
  •     HND Animal Science & VETERINARY
  •    HND (AGRIBUSINESS & FARM MANAGEMENT)
  •    HND (AGRIC EXTENSION MANAGEMENT) AGRIC MECHANIZATION & POST HARVEST
  • PRE-HND ACCESS COURSE AGRICULTURE —1 YEAR
  •  CERTIFICATE IN GEN. AGRICULTURE – 1yr-2yrs
  • NVTI – CERT I, II & NCC IN AGRIC– 2 Yrs (4 PASSES)
  • HND TOP UP FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS— 1 YR
  • SHORT COURSES 

TERTIARY(DIPLOMA) PROGRAMMES

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  • 3 YEARS. Specializations: * HORTICULTURE
  •     HND Animal Science & VETERINARY
  •    HND (AGRIBUSINESS & FARM MANAGEMENT)
  •    HND (AGRIC EXTENSION MANAGEMENT) AGRIC MECHANIZATION & POST HARVEST

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

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  • PRE-HND ACCESS COURSE AGRICULTURE —1 YEAR
  •  CERTIFICATE IN GEN. AGRICULTURE – 1yr-2yrs
  • NVTI – CERT I, II & NCC IN AGRIC– 2 Yrs (4 PASSES)
  • HND TOP UP FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS— 1 YR

PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSES 

MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSES

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  • RECORDS KEEPING FOR AGRIC PRODUCTIVITY
  • PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING & BUSINESS PLANS
  • FARM MNAGEMENT
  • CONTRACT FARMING
  • SAVINGS & BANKING CULTURE 
  • CREDIT MANAGEMENT 
  • AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR SMEs
  • START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
  • AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENUERSHIP
  • GROUP DYNAMICS & LEADERSHIP SKILLS 
  • PRACTICAL INNOVATIVE MARKETING OF AGRIC

CROP PRODUCTION SHORTCOURSES

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technical vocational SHORT courses

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  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PITO BREWING
  • SOYA BEANS PROCESSING(MILK & KHEBAB)
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT(PALM KERNEL OIL)
  • FRUIT JUICE PROCESSING PACKAGING & MARKETING
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PALM OIL
  • CASSAVA PROCESSING INTO BISCUITS & DRINKS
  • FORTIFIED GARI PROCESSING & PACKAGING 

AGRO- PROCESSING SHORTCOURSE

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  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PITO BREWING
  • SOYA BEANS PROCESSING(MILK & KHEBAB)
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT(PALM KERNEL OIL)
  • FRUIT JUICE PROCESSING PACKAGING & MARKETING
  • QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PALM OIL
  • CASSAVA PROCESSING INTO BISCUITS & DRINKS
  • FORTIFIED GARI PROCESSING & PACKAGING 

AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATION

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ANIMAL PRODUCTION SHORTCOURSE

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  • GUINEA FOWL PRODUCTION 
  • POULTRY PRODUCTION
  • LAYERS PRODUCTION
  • BROILERS PRODUCTION AS BUSINESS
  • RABBIT FARMING 
  • GRASCUTTER FARMING 
  • PIG FARM AND MARKETING 
  • TURKEY PRODUCTION 
  • COCKERELS PRODUCTION FOR PROFIT
  • POULTRY

Latest News

KITA WINS USAID POWER AFRICA OFF-GRID ENERGY CHALLENGE

KITA, Solar light company and New Energy, all Ghanaian NGOs won the Power Africa Off Grid Energy Challenge round II. KITA has a growing energy department with experts in cookstoves, gasification, biogas and energy efficient practices. In partnership with SNV...

KITA SCALES UP SOYABEAN OUTGROWER SCHEME

KITA has developed and tested a soybean out-grower scheme with about 11000 farmers in three regions of Ghana The initiative involves the mobilization of farmer groups and actors along the value chain including input distributors, tractor operators, soybean processors,...

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Your generous support in kind or cash would promote our tropical agriculture and permaculture programmes that would foster the adoption in the such initiatives in our operational areas of impact and extend our impact as well.

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OUR LOCATION  (KUMASI)

University Box 293, KNUST,                              Ghana,  West Africa. 

TELEPHONE: 00233-244108268 

00233-244796059

00233-240497766

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