According to Adwoa Wiafe, Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer at MTN Ghana, the center would equip students with the skills and experience needed to start their own agribusinesses, and promote entrepreneurship in agriculture. "We want to ensure that students are encouraged to put into practice what they have learned, and create jobs for themselves and others," she said. "Agriculture is a key sector in Ghana's economy, and we believe that investing in the next generation of farmers is crucial for the country's development,” she added.

Madam Wiafe also highlighted the importance of sustainability in agriculture, noting that the center would be powered by solar energy. "At MTN, one of our key strategies is to make sure that we adopt environmentally friendly ways of work and we have a target of net zero by 2040," she said. "In everything that we do, we make sure that we are incorporating some of these eco-friendly ways and this is one way that we are doing that,” she noted.

The center would provide training in modern farming practices, including digital farming and mechanized tools. Charles Agyeman, Co-founder of Defarmercist, explained that the center would provide practical training for young people who want to go into farming, but lack the know-how. "We are training the next generation of Ghanaian farmers, with an emphasis on using innovation and technology," he said.

The center is currently training 300 students, with plans to train 1,000 people by the end of the year. The training program covers the entire crop cycle, from nursery to harvest, and includes crop maintenance, nutrition, and protection. Students are being trained in growing lettuce, which has a short germination period and can be harvested within a month.

The project is a two-year pilot, funded by the MTN Ghana Foundation, and aims to make farming more attractive to young people. According to Charles Agyeman, "Our expectation is that a lot of young people will find farming more attractive and go into it. We are trying to carve out a career pathway for young people who study agriculture."

The center is equipped with modern technology, including automatic irrigation systems, and aims to provide students with practical skills and exposure to agribusiness which would in turn help young people to start their own agribusinesses and create jobs, contributing to the development of the agriculture sector in Ghana.