Women farmers, young agripreneurs, cooperatives, farmer groups and field teams.
Practical knowledge. Better decisions. Resilient farms.Women and youth at the centre
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Farmer Climate & Risk Academy
Training that farmers can use in the next field, season and sale.
Sanbra combines science, demonstration and business skills to help smallholder farmers, cooperatives and emerging agripreneurs respond to climate risk, improve production and participate in stronger markets.
Built for application
On-farm demonstrations, classroom-field sessions, training of trainers and hybrid learning.
Modules aligned to land preparation, planting, crop management, harvest and market readiness.
Practical tools for climate, production, financial, technology and market risk.
Training pathways
A modular curriculum built around real farm decisions.
Programmes can be delivered as focused one-day sessions, field-and-classroom workshops, multi-week cohorts or training-of-trainers packages. Each engagement is adapted to the crop, location, participants and farming calendar.
Rice, crops & resilient production
Lead: Professor Vincent Logah- Rice systems and crop management
- Climate-smart production choices
- Carbon, nutrients and soil productivity
- Seasonal planning and field decisions
Soil science for better farms
Lead: Awudu Abubakar- Practical soil assessment and sampling
- Soil-water and nutrient management
- Soil organic carbon and amendment choices
- Turning laboratory results into farm action
Agronomic practice in the field
Lead: Abdul Razak Banyanifu- Land preparation and establishment
- Crop protocols and field monitoring
- Safe compost, fertiliser and biochar use
- Post-harvest quality and farm records
Finance & technology adoption
Lead: DiiWinga Amegnonka- Household and farm financial literacy
- Costing, budgeting and cash-flow discipline
- Digital tools and technology adoption
- Enterprise readiness and market participation
The Sanbra method
Learn it. See it. Practise it. Track it.
Simple, locally relevant explanations of the science, risk or business principle.
Field examples, soil observations, crop protocols and appropriate technology demonstrations.
Participants practise decisions, create action plans and identify what changes on their farms.
Where requested, Sanbra supports records, refresher sessions, adoption checks and learning reports.
Faculty & trainers
Science, field practice and enterprise experience in one team.
Rice, carbon & crops
Professor Vincent Logah
Professor of Soil Science, Vice-Dean of KNUST's Faculty of Agriculture and Head of Crop and Soil Sciences. He connects carbon and nutrient cycling, soil conservation and climate-smart agriculture to practical crop and rice production.
Soil science & crops
Awudu Abubakar
A KNUST-trained soil scientist with expertise in soil physics and hydrology, chemical transport, soil organic carbon, crop nutrition and laboratory-to-field advisory work.
Agronomic practices
Abdul Razak Banyanifu
Sanbra's agronomy and farmer-training lead, bringing more than ten years of agricultural experience and practical support delivered across more than 250 farms.
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Financial literacy & technology adoption
DiiWinga Amegnonka
Supports farmers and agripreneurs to strengthen financial decision-making, understand farm economics and confidently adopt appropriate digital and agricultural technologies.
What partners receive
A complete training engagement—not a standalone lecture.
- Needs and participant assessment
- Agreed learning objectives and delivery plan
- Practical materials and demonstrations
- Attendance and participation records
- Post-training actions and recommendations
- Optional adoption monitoring and reporting