The training workshop took place in the Municipal Assembly building of Prestea Huni Valley, Bogoso, Western Region. A total of twenty-six (26) participants attended on the 3rd of March, 2022. The participants included; Agriculture

Extension Services (AES), Bakers, members of Appiatse community, Caterers, MoFA officials and Research Scientists. The participants were made up of eleven (11) males and fifteen (15) females representing 42.3% and 57.6% respectively.

The practical session was led by Mrs. Alice Padi. Drop doughnuts, chin-chin and bread were products developed using composite flour from wheat, cassava and plantain.

The training was facilitated by Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG), CSIR secretariat and CSIR-Food Research Institute at the Conference Hall of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in Sunyani, the Bono Region and in the Savannah region. The training covered both lectures and practical session. Competent facilitators with expertise in the respective areas of Mango production, Agribusiness, food processing and drying handled the theory and practical sessions to meet the needs of trainees. In the Savannah region, farmers and Agriculture extension officers were trained on reducing postharvest losses of mango and watermelon as these were the major fruits cultivated.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Food Research Institute (CSIRFRI) organized an Investors’ Forum at the Directors’ Conference Room, CSIRFood Research Institute, Accra on Tuesday, 9th August, 2022. The theme for the forum was, “Towards sustainable postharvest management of plantains”. The day forum was attended by four (4) Research Scientists, eleven (11) processors, two (2) MoFA Officers, eight (8) Administration Officers, two (2) DAEs, four (4) scientists from CSIR-MAG Secretariat, one (1) Principal Technologist, four (4) Senior Technologists, and three (3) Technician. A total of thirty-seven (37) participants attended the Investors’ Forum organized by CSIR-FRI under the MAG project. The purpose of the forum was to expose participants to frozen plantain chunks technology and products for uptake and commercialization to reduce postharvest losses of plantain. It was aimed at creating a common platform for investors, entrepreneurs, processors, farmers, research scientist and financial institutions.