{"id":754381,"date":"2019-11-28T19:48:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T19:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/28\/award-winner-lauds-israel-for-its-innovations\/"},"modified":"2019-11-28T19:48:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T19:48:20","slug":"award-winner-lauds-israel-for-its-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/28\/award-winner-lauds-israel-for-its-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Award winner lauds Israel for its innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">By<br \/>\nEmmanuel Todd, GNA<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Accra, Nov. 28, GNA<br \/>\n&#8211; Mr Prince Pius Nutsugah, the winner of the maiden edition of the Israeli<br \/>\nGreen Innovation Competition, has lauded Israel for its innovations to solve<br \/>\npost-harvest losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">He said the country<br \/>\nhas developed a robust system to address post-harvest losses of which Ghana<br \/>\ncould emulate to curb its challenges in post harvest losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">The awards was<br \/>\ninitiated by the Israeli embassy in partnership with Stratcomm Africa during<br \/>\nthe 7th edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show to honour startups with<br \/>\ninnovative solutions related to the growth of the floriculture and agricultural<br \/>\nindustry in Ghana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Mr Nutsugah&#8217;s award<br \/>\nearned him a fully paid trip to\u00a0 Israel<br \/>\nto join in three conferences which covered Food-Tech, Agri-Fest and one focused<br \/>\non Sports Technology to learn of best practices, to network and to seek potential<br \/>\ninvestors to improve and implement his storage unit project which would store<br \/>\nfarm products at farm gates to prevent post -harvest loses with the Coologi<br \/>\nteam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">He said about 30<br \/>\nper-cent of Ghana&#8217;s fruits and vegetables harvested were lost due to lack of<br \/>\nstorage facilities at the farm gates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Mr Nutsugah said his<br \/>\ninitiative would improve the shelf-life of such farm products and put a smile<br \/>\non the faces of farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">He said the people<br \/>\nof Israel are far-planners who took pragmatic steps to solve future problems adding<br \/>\nthat such innovators were supported by their government to implement their<br \/>\nideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">He expressed his<br \/>\ngratitude for the wealth of experience gained from the trip and urged<br \/>\ninnovators to participate in the Ghana Garden and Flower Show and the Israeli<br \/>\nGreen Innovation Competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Madam Esther A.N<br \/>\nCobbah, Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa, said the firm would this<br \/>\nyear celebrate its silver anniversary under the theme: &#8220;Communication<br \/>\nExcellence for Africa&#8217;s priority in the digital age&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">She said over the<br \/>\nyears apart from the Ghana Garden and Flower Show and Israeli Green Innovation<br \/>\nAwards, the communication company has served Ghanaians with events which<br \/>\namongst others stimulates innovation, entrepreneurship, environmental<br \/>\nconservation, job creation and the potential to improved livelihoods in Ghana<br \/>\nto realise the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Madam Shank Cooper,<br \/>\nIsrael&#8217;s Ambassador to Ghana, said she is delighted at the success of the<br \/>\nawards and urged the winner and other business startups to put in more efforts<br \/>\nand resources to achieve their dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">She said come 2020<br \/>\nthe second edition of the Innovation Awards is expected to receive more young<br \/>\ninnovators to join in the challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">She said many in her<br \/>\ncountry have good memories of Ghana where it is considered as a Garden of Eden<br \/>\ndue to its vegetation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">She said the Embassy<br \/>\nis committed to develop the floriculture and agricultural industry in the<br \/>\ncountry, hence instituting the award scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">GNA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Todd, GNA Accra, Nov. 28, GNA &#8211; Mr Prince Pius Nutsugah, the winner of the maiden edition of the Israeli Green Innovation Competition, has lauded Israel for its innovations to solve post-harvest losses. 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