Accra, Ghana//- National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NaSTAG) has honoured five of its founding member companies as it celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
These companies are: Antika Company Limited, a Wa-based agribusiness company which provides high-quality seeds, distributes, and sells agro-inputs such as fertiliser, agro-chemicals, and simple and affordable farm tools to farmers in the Upper West Region and across the Northern parts of Ghana; Heritage Seeds Co. LTD; M&B Seeds and Agric Services LTD; Dinmbone Farm Gates CO. LTD; and Effah Farms & Trade Ent.
They were awarded in the evening of the 7th Ghana Seed Business Forum, dubbed SEEDLINK 2026, on 29th October, which coincided with the 10th anniversary, held in Accra.
The awardees received citations acknowledging their roles and contributions towards the establishment of the NaSTAG in February 2016.
In a short address, the President of the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NaSTAG), Seidu Abdulai Mubarak traced the brief history of the association.
According to him, NASTAG is an amalgamation of all the value chain actors in the seed industry which culminated from a resolution passed by stakeholders in a meeting sponsored by the then USAID – Agriculture Policy Support Project (USAID /APSP) in November 2015.
The NaSTAG, which is a not-for-profit membership-based association limited by guarantee was incorporated in February 2016 and officially launched in August 2017.
“NASTAG is dedicated to supporting the competitiveness of Ghana’s seed value chain through business and technical capacity building of its members, promotion of effective collaboration among and between actors, advocacy, regulation and standardisation, and provision of general seed information”, he stated.
Mr Mubarak noted that since its establishment, NaSTAG has positioned itself to supporting the industry players to develop their niche to the fullest potential for individual and collective benefits; ultimately contributing to enhancing agricultural production that will improve farmers livelihoods and overall agriculture in Ghana.
Some of the founding members and their representatives expressed gratitude to the current leadership and management of the NaSTAG for remembering their contributions in setting up the association.
