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Summer Internship Programme

Starting August 1, 2024, AgriConnect will launch its paid summer Internship Programme. AgriConnect will secure several internships from agriculture industry players as well as information technology firms for students enrolled in AgriConnect to participate in. AgriConnect is a gender responsive programme and one of its objectives is to promote gender equality and ensure inclusivity; therefore, a percentage of internship placements will be reserved for female students and differently abled persons. 

The checklist below provides a snapshot of the requirements of the internship programme. Aim to achieve all these so that you can be eligible to participate. 

  • Students must be currently enrolled in an agriculture or agriculture-related programme at one of the 10 AgriConnect participating tertiary institutions (Universities and TVETs) and enrolled in AgriConnect. 
  • Students must have completed the three AgriConnect Supplemental Courses.
  • Students must have demonstrated excellence in the course of study they are currently undertaking at their university. 
  • Students must have basic digital literacy skills and be proficient in using common software applications such as Microsoft Word. 

Online Submission Form

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AgriConnect Innovation and Difference

AgriConnect promises: 

  • That the technology deployed and the capacity built through the supplemental course content related to value chain development, digital literacy and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector will drive the impact, scale and interest of youth, women, and differently-abled persons in the agriculture sector, and importantly bridge the digital divide. 

  • To address the urgent need to reduce the extent of labour under-utilisation among youth. 

  • To place focus on education and training to enable youth in agriculture to benefit from new and emerging opportunities in agriculture. The knowledge products that are being designed and disseminated through the devices will be innovative, culturally relevant, and fully aligned with the needs of the labour market and importantly capture the interest and imagination of youth in Ghana. 

  • That the activities and outputs of the Programme will in the near future support the modernization of the agriculture sector by boosting productivity and supporting the development of agribusiness, thereby creating the linkages between farms and plots and other economic activities such as manufacturing and agro-processing. 

  • To be innovative in its approach as the Programme is designed to bring scale and impact by allowing youth, women and differently-abled persons to align their educational qualifications in agribusiness, digital skills and value chain development with dignified and meaningful jobs that will allow them to maximise the potential of their entrepreneurial spirits towards improved and sustainable livelihoods. 

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