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Ohawu Agricultural College — About (Intro)

Our Story

History & Overview

Ohawu Agricultural College (OAC) was established in 1964 by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to run programs and courses that develop middle level manpower for the agricultural sector. It is the only accredited diploma awarding agricultural college in the Volta Region of Ghana. Through institutional affiliation with the University of Cape Coast, the college runs a 3 year Diploma in General Agriculture, alongside a 2 year Certificate in General Agriculture under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Ohawu Agricultural College students at the Ghana Horticulture Expo 2024 — Est. 1964

Welcome

Welcome to Ohawu Agricultural College

Ohawu Agricultural College is a public tertiary institution dedicated to training skilled agricultural professionals for Ghana's food and agribusiness sectors. Located in Ohawu in the Volta Region, the college provides hands-on, practice-oriented education that links classroom learning with field experience.

Established to support national agricultural transformation, the college operates under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and follows standards set by Ghana's agricultural training and accreditation bodies. It emphasizes productivity, sustainability, and responsible stewardship of natural resources.

Through programmes in crop and animal production, farm management, agricultural engineering support, and agribusiness, the college equips learners with technical, entrepreneurial, and leadership skills grounded in its guiding motto.

Our Motto Knowledge & Integrity

Ohawu Agricultural College — Core Values

What We Stand For

Core Values

Equal opportunity

Fair access, respect, and support for every student and staff member, whatever their background.

Agricultural orientation

Rooting every programme in practical farming, food systems, and the real work of the land.

Competitiveness

Encouraging creativity, continuous improvement, and modern agricultural and technical practice.

Excellence

Holding high standards in teaching, learning, and the quality of everything we do.

Transparency

Staying open and accountable with students, partners, and the communities we serve.

Ohawu Agricultural College — Vision & Mission

Our Vision

To be the preferred institution of industry and students for agricultural competency-based education and training that meets the standard of academia, the needs of learners and the demands of agricultural enterprises in Ghana.

Our Mission

To produce competent agricultural professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset and attitude.

Ohawu Agricultural College — Partnerships & Collaborations

Who We Work With

Partnerships & Collaborations

We work closely with industry leaders to bring real-world skills and global best practices to our students.

Greenhouse Technology

Agritop

OAC collaborated with Agritop to run a course in Greenhouse Technology at the Greenhouse Capacity Building and Training Center (GCBTC) at Dawhenya. This course equips our graduates with skills in the production of vegetables using greenhouses suitable for the tropical environment of Ghana.

Israel

AgroStudies

The success of the Greenhouse Vegetable Production Technology partnership with Agritop led to our collaboration with AgroStudies of Israel.

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