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50 youth trained as agricultural drone pilots under HAPPY Program
April 2, 2026
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50 youth trained as agricultural drone pilots under HAPPY Program

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Key Points

  • 50 young Ghanaians (18 females, 32 males aged 18-35) successfully completed a fully funded, intensive drone pilot training program under the E-HAPPY initiative.
  • The training involved two weeks of technical instruction at KNUST, followed by a two-week hands-on industrial attachment at Agrokings Farm, focusing on precision agriculture, land surveying, and crop spraying.
  • The initiative emphasizes the transformative potential of drone technology to revolutionize Ghana's agricultural landscape, shifting from small-scale farming to technology-driven, large-scale, and profitable practices.
  • The E-HAPPY program, part of the Mastercard Foundation and Agri-Impact Limited initiative, is highly competitive, aiming to equip young people with precision agriculture skills and connect them to drone service centers for ongoing support.
  • The broader HAPPY Program seeks to engage 326,000 young Ghanaians across key value chains (rice, tomato, poultry, soybean) and has already onboarded over 270,000 participants since December 2023.

Why This Matters

This initiative is crucial for Ghana as it directly addresses food security challenges by promoting technology-driven, large-scale agriculture, moving beyond traditional small-scale farming. By equipping young people with advanced skills like drone piloting for precision agriculture, it creates new job opportunities and contributes to a more resilient, profitable agricultural sector for the nation.

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