Institute Of Tropical Agriculture (KITA)
KITA is a non-profit making non-governmental institution providing vocational technical training, extension, and consultancy in general tropical agriculture to practising and prospective farmers. It is also involved in rural development and community extension. The Professional Farmers College of KITA offers Diploma and Certificate Courses in Tropical Agriculture both residential and Distance learning components at its center located between Domeabra and Apromase in the Ejisu Juaben district of the Ashanti region of Ghana. KITA’s center for Community Extension and Rural Development focuses on development of Rural communities through the provision of training, research and empowerment of farmers groups to improve food security, environmental conservation and wealth creation. read more KITA was established in 1984 as a follow up to a research report in 1976 that proposed that an agricultural technical college be established to cater for young school leavers who wish to take up farming as a career and to improve upon the skills of traditional farmers in Ghana. In 1985 KITA was granted certificates to operate as a non-profit making institution under a Board of Trustees. KITA has the recognition of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Manpower Development and Employment (MMDE)..