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The Nkabom Collaborative is rooted in the co-creation of innovative programs that equip youth with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving agrifood and nutrition sector. By fostering experiential learning, entrepreneurship, and cross-cultural collaboration, we empower the next generation of leaders to drive sustainable and inclusive change in their communities and beyond.
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Rural Micro-Enterprise Skills (RUMES) Training
About the Program RUMES is an annual training programme that empowers youth, women and persons with disabilities to establish sustainable micro-enterprises in agrifood systems through practical training in entrepreneurship, business planning, value addition, financial literacy and market development. Information for Prospective Participants Announcements are made through UESD and Nkabom communication channels. Youth aged 18–35 are […]
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (ESTART)
About the Program ESTART is an annual competency-based entrepreneurship certificate programme designed for youth involved in agrifood value chains. Participants receive intensive training in business planning, financial management, marketing, record keeping, pricing, customer relations and enterprise development. The programme enables youth to establish and manage profitable agribusinesses. Information for Prospective Participants Announcements are made through […]
Practical Compost Production from Agro-Waste
About the Program Participants are trained to convert agricultural waste into quality organic compost using environmentally sustainable technologies that support climate-smart agriculture and soil fertility improvement. Information for Prospective Participants Open to farmers, youth and SMEs.
Fish Processing Technology
About the Program Participants acquire practical skills in hygienic fish processing, value addition, preservation, packaging, quality assurance and marketing to improve profitability within the fisheries value chain. Information for Prospective Participants Open to youth and SMEs engaged in fisheries.
First Nkabom Collaborative Networking Day
About the Program This event brought together 7 Nkabom Collaborative partner institutions with a shared vision: advancing entrepreneurial innovation and sustainable development across Ghana’s higher education landscape. Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
Meeting with the media house
About the Program This session highlighted the crucial role of the media in amplifying youth voices and fostering sustained public support for the initiative Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
NKABOM Project Launch
About the Program The NKABOM Project commenced its 10-year journey on the FNBSPH-UHAS in Hohoe campus with a symbolic tree-planting ceremony, establishment of a vegetable garden, an entrepreneurship summit and a student pitch competition. Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
NKABOM Business Summit & Pitch Competition
About the Program The Programme gathered young changemakers for a dynamic business summit and a pitch competition, where innovation met opportunity. Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
African Food Systems Forum
About the Program The forum gave chance to delegates to partner, advocate and showcase their entrepreneurial activities that are contributing to sustainable the agrifood sector in their countries. Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
2nd Nkabom Networking Day
About the Program From campus tours to team-building and knowledge exchange, we came away stronger together. Information for Prospective Participants nkabom@uhas.edu.gh
Our Mission
Built with Partnerships
This innovative partnership brings together nine leading Ghanaian and Canadian institutions to transform the nutrition-agrifood ecosystem and create dignified employment opportunities for young people, especially women and marginalized communities in Ghana.
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Foundation
The Pillars
Three interconnected pillars anchor everything we do — from curriculum design to community engagement and entrepreneurship support.
Education
Promoting climate-smart, traditional, and nutrition-rich agrifood practices through experiential learning and community-based action research.
Access and Success
Ensuring inclusive and flexible learning opportunities for young people, including women, refugees, people with disabilities, and internally displaced people, to support their career success and transform the nutrition-agrifood sector.
Entrepreneurship
Equipping education ecosystems with the policies, networks, skills, leadership, and resources to nurture youth-driven ventures that address critical needs in the nutrition-agrifood ecosystem and spur inclusive economic growth.
Derniers événements
Nkabom Delegation to AFSF 2026
Aug 31-Sep 4, 2026
Since its establishment in 2006, the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) has served as a premier platform for advancing collaboration, innovation, and investment across Africa’s food and agriculture sector. Bringing together governments, private sector leaders, researchers, development partners, and entrepreneurs, the Forum is dedicated to strengthening food and nutrition security, promoting sustainable and resilient food […]
Fête de l’alimentation africaine Nkabom/Nkabom Africa Food Celebration
Aug 22, 2026 from 11am-5pm (EDT)
Découvrez la gastronomie africaine / Discover African food and flavors Organisée par le Collectif Nkabom, l’organisme Bonne Famille , un partenariat entre l’Université McGill et d’importantes institutions du Ghana, avec le soutien de la Fondation Mastercard, cette célébration met en lumière les personnes et les idées qui façonnent l’avenir des systèmes alimentaires africains grâce au leadership des jeunes, à […]
Nkabom Africa Case Competition 2025 – 2026 Finals
Apr 8, 2026 from 8am-5pm (EDT)
Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana As a flagship initiative under the Nkabom Collaborative, McGill University’s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) Office of Sustainable Africa supports students to address Africa’s most pressing sustainable development challenges in the Nkabom Africa Case Competition The Five finalist teams will present their solutions to a panel of judges who will select the […]
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Learning from Failure: Macklin Gbafa’s Farming Venture
2 Juil 2026
Growing up, Macklin Gbafa watched his father’s tilapia farm struggle with recurring challenges that eventually led to its collapse. For many young people, that experience would have been enough to turn them away from agrifood altogether. But for Macklin, it sparked a different question: « What if there was a better way? » Years later, as a […]
Supporting Farmers to Build Sustainable Businesses Through Financial Literacy
30 Juin 2026
When Racheal Addin received a call inviting her to a bookkeeping and financial literacy training, she did not hesitate. “I was very happy when I heard about the training,” she recalls. ” I had to be there, learn, and use what I’d gain for my future.” Like many smallholder farmers in Pokrom, Ghana’s Eastern Region, […]
Nkabom Africa Case Competition: Breaking silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana
29 Juin 2026
Hosted by McGill University’s Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) Office of Sustainable Africa, the inaugural Nkabom Africa Case Competition brought together students, researchers, policymakers and industry leaders to address a deceptively simple question: how can we break silos to improve nutritional outcomes in Ghana? The answers, as became clear over the course of the day, were anything but simple. Part of […]
From Public Health to Agriculture: How UHAS -FNBSPH is taking bold steps into vegetable farming.
9 Juin 2026
At the University of Health and Allied Sciences, training future health professionals extends beyond the classrooms and lecture halls. Through the Nkabom Collaborative, the university is exploring innovative ways to connect food systems, agriculture and health. The Fred Newton Binka School of Public Health is breaking new ground in crop production and has established its […]
Feeding Two Futures: The books and the grains for a better tomorrow
5 Juin 2026
Paulina Mwinwele, a young woman in her fourth year pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health Nutrition, distinguishes herself from her peers through her strong entrepreneurial spirit. Unlike other students her age, Paulina has chosen to plant her ambitions quite literally in the soil of Kwasi Fante, a quiet farming community nestled in the Afram […]
Nkabom Collaborative Empowers Youth Through Fish Processing Technology Training at UESD
13 Mai 2026
Persons in agribusiness, entrepreneurship, youth and student groups, workers in aquaculture and fisheries, fish processors, and extension officers are undergoing a short course in Fish Processing Technology at the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD, Somanya, Eastern Region). The five-day intensive training programme, is being organised by the Nkabom Collaborative-UESD in partnership with the […]