Ghana is to host the State of Israel Agricultural Innovation Summit in June to create enabling environment for dialoguing and exploration of grounds for technological transfer, Mrs Ayelet Levin-Karp, Head of Israeli Trade and Economic to Ghana stated.
“Israel has become a super power and endowed with Agricultural Innovation Technologies, which has catapulted the transformation of the Israeli economy, we therefore seek to share that experience with Ghana and other African countries.
“The Israel/Ghana Agricultural Innovation Technology summit will offer both countries opportunities to develop and build new ties through the agricultural value chain especially as the Ghanaian government seeks to use agriculture to create jobs, food and exports,” Mrs Levin-Karp told the Ghana News Agency in an interview.
Mrs Levin-Karp who was speaking on Ghana and Israeli Relationship, explained that about 20 Israeli Companies and entrepreneurs would participate in the summit, which would be in the form of exhibition, dialogue and site visits.
She said Israeli Agricultural Specialists would also give lectures alongside the exhibition and workshop, whilst panel of Ghanaian and Israelis would dissect other topical issues.
The Israeli Head of Trade and Economic to Ghana, noted that food security was a critical issue that the world including Ghana has to find solutions to through innovative agricultural technology, “therefore Israeli as a strategic partner seeks to share with Ghana and other African countries our breakthroughs.
“We will share during the summit and beyond Israeli Agricultural Drip Irrigation Technology; Biofeed which is an innovative and effective, patented control technology that without harming human health and the environment and other innovative agricultural technological advancement”. On Ghana/Israeli Trade Relations, Mrs Levin-Karp said the relationship is progressively growing mutually for the benefit of the two nations, “some Israeli companies have expressed interest in importing some Ghanaian products whilst others are also looking at establishing ventures in Ghana.
“There are over 30 Registered Israeli Companies in Ghana doing direct business whilst over 100s companies are doing brisk business through their counterpart companies in Ghana”.
Mrs Levin-Karp said Israel has scaled-up its trade and economic relationship with Ghana, therefore the setting up of the mission desk specifically to develop and enhance trade relations between Israel and Ghana, will also serve as a springboard onto the other West African countries.
