KNUST NKABOM Collaborative

Building Futures through Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems. Ghana’s youth empowered through education, equity, and entrepreneurship.

Strategic Objectives

Education Ecosystem

This objective focuses on transforming the quality, relevance, and delivery of education and training in the agri-food and nutrition sectors.

Access

At the heart of Nkabom's mission is equitable access—ensuring that all young people, regardless of background or circumstance, can benefit from opportunities in the agri-food and nutrition space.

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

This objective is about cultivating an environment where innovation, business development, and job creation in the agri-food and nutrition sectors can thrive.

Sustaining Agrifood Sector in Ghana

This project known as the Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-Food Collaborative, aligns with the Young African Works strategy of the Mastercard Foundation to empower three million young Ghanaians by 2030, through research, education, and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector.

The agriculture sector in Ghana is acknowledged to contribute over 54% to Ghana’s GDP. The sector holds untapped potential, not just for food security, but for opportunity, innovation and livelihoods. “To enable young people to lead the transformation toward a more nutritious, sustainable, and prosperous agri-food system, backed by a network of universities, technical schools, training institutes, communities, and stakeholders.”