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School of Agriculture Trains Pig Farmers

09 Mar, 2020 By louis Mensah

The School of Agriculture has held a one-week intensive training programme for pig farmers.
    
The training programme which brought together participants from Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso was aimed at equipping them to improve upon their Pig Farming Business.

Opening the programme, the Dean of the School of Agriculture, Prof. Elvis Asare-Bediako, noted that one of the University’s mandate was to disseminate the knowledge generated through research to the benefit of the society. He said the training programme was aimed at helping the farmers to adopt best practices to help them in their businesses. “We are interested in bringing our research expertise to help boost agriculture production in all forms whether crop or animal production,” he added.

Prof. Asare-Bediako said the School would continue to organise such workshops in order to contribute towards expanding the agriculture sector. “Our aim is to make agriculture a lucrative venture especially among the youth who are the future leaders of the country,” he explained.

The Head of Animal Science, Dr. Moses Teye, indicated that pig farming was a lucrative business however; some farmers do not adopt best practices in managing the animals. He noted that pigs were very neat animals “When they are well kept, pigs can even demarcate where they feed from where they defecate,” he explained. He said people still had the notion that pigs were dirty animals because they were normally seen eating everything they find in the environment. 

Dr. Teye explained that the participants would learn how to raise pigs, prepare feeds and also process pork into sausages, khebabs and other products to earn more income. He called on the participants to implement what they would learn during the week-long training programme.

The Coordinator of Short Courses at the School, Dr. Julius Hagan, said there were several advantages that the participants could derive from the training programmes. He indicated those who go through the training programmes and implement what they learn were given priorities as suppliers for the UCC Meat Processing Unit (MPU). “We now purchase meat from some farmers who have participated in our short courses,” he told them. 

Dr. Hagan said the training programme had extended its tentacles beyond Ghana. “We now have participants from all over West Africa including Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone and other countries enrolling on the training programme,” he stated 
    
The Chairman for the Opening Ceremony, Prof. Kwame Agyei Frimpong, asked participants to take advantage of the training programme to build their capacities. He entreated them to advertise the programmes to other farmers so that they could also benefit from the knowledge and experiences to enrich their business.

The ceremony was also used to award certificates to participants who enrolled on the Tractor Operation, Maintenance and Management workshop.

Present were some lecturers and administrative and technical staff of the School of Agriculture


 

Customary Land Laws, Gender and Cultural Traditions

Objective 

To guide students to assess how gender and land tenure dynamics impact on access and ownership rights.

Content

The course looks at gender and land tenure dynamics under customary land laws and explores the changing access to land by both genders as well as the factors that influence the differential land rights under customary law. Issues such as history and application of customary law and law of property and succession and their impact on land ownership and administration. 

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 807S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 850
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Concepts and Theories Of Development

Objective

To equip students with the concepts and theories underlying development process in the global south and how they impact land policy and administration procedure. 

Content

The course covers economic, social and political aspects of development processes in the Global South. Emphasis is on the linkages between local contexts and global forces of change in the South. However, examples of development trajectories are drawn from many historical contexts, especially in discussions about the content of the concept of development. A selection of texts that have shaped contemporary development geography and the extent to which these development thinkers have influenced development strategies and land resources management would also be discussed. 

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 804S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 850
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Research Methods

Objective

To assist students to discuss in detail the relationship between the physical features and the socio-economic characteristics as well as the distribution of humans in space. 

Content

The course deals with the description of the physical, socio-political and cultural landscape of Ghana. Other issues covered are the evolution of landscapes of Ghana; the geographic regions of the country; settlement patterns; transport systems; identification, appraisal, use, and conservation of the country’s resources; interplay of population, politics and other socio-economic variables with natural resources for socio-economic development. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 811S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Research Methods

Objective 

To guide students to acquire the knowledge and skills in conducting research in Land Policy and Administration.

Content 

This course fundamentally exposes students to the processes involved in research. These include philosophy of social science research, conceptualization of a research problem, data collection and instrumentation, techniques in fieldwork, data analysis and presentation of results. Models and modelling of geographic phenomenon are also treated.

Mode of Delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, fieldwork, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
LPA 805S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Land, Law and Policy

Objective

To guide students to appraise contemporary land use law and policy in Ghana to improve land administration. 

Content 

The course deals with contemporary land use law and policy. Other areas to cover are use and abuse of the "police power" (the legal basis for land use control); zoning flexibility; vested property rights, development agreements and undertakings; redevelopment and growth control; and direct democracy. The course will demonstrate how land use laws and decisions affect environmental quality and how land use decision-making addresses environmental impacts. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 803S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Land Economics & Resource Management

Objective 

To assist students to analyse economic principles as applied to the use of land, land markets and land values, especially in relation to development, investment and the regulatory environment. 

Content 

The course covers the concept and statutory definition of land ownership and tenure system; economics as applied to land property; and economic factors affecting the land market with emphasis on the determinants of land values, the housing market, and land use policies. The course will also address issues and concepts relating to ecology and resources as well as their utilization and management and discuss the processes that create dynamics in ecological systems and mechanisms as applied to conservation of the environment and sustainable land resource management. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and applied problem solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 802S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

Environmental Politics and Policy

Objective

To guide students to be able to assess the effectiveness of current politics and policy mechanisms designed to reduce environmental stress induced by human behaviour. 

Content

The course deals with international politics in relation to sustainable development within the context of the Brundtland Commission, the Earth Summit and the Kyoto Protocol. It also examines the politics and laws governing the national environmental action plan, environmental and sanitation policy and related issues. 

Mode of delivery

The course will be delivered through lectures, seminars, group discussion, fieldwork and practical or applied problem-solving approach.

Course Code: 
LPA 801S
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 800
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Land Policy and Administration

School of Nursing Engages Students

09 Mar, 2020 By louis Mensah

The School of Nursing under the College of Health and Allied Sciences has engaged students of the School to know at first-hand their academic concerns, welfare and other issues confronting them on campus.  

The day’s engagement, dubbed: “Students-Management Consultative Meeting”, also afforded Management and faculty of the School the opportunity to familiarise with students, especially the level 100s.

Addressing the students, the Dean of the School, Dr. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, implored the students to take their clinical studies seriously and advised them to put up behaviours worthy of emulation at health facilities where they undergo their clinical training. She urged the student nurses to have a vision, set values and develop the right character and attitude towards their nursing education while advising them to avoid bad traits such as indecent dressing, lateness, and absenteeism

The Dean reminded them that nursing was a unique profession, which required a high level of commitment, compassion, empathy, and a demonstration of utmost care to achieve excellence in healthcare delivery. She, therefore, admonished them not to fall foul of the rules and regulations of the University and also urged them to strictly abide by the codes and ethics of the profession.

Dr. Obir-Yeboah entreated them to contribute their quota towards “fanning the candlelight bequeathed to nurses and midwives by the mother of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, who earned the name the lady of the lamp as a result of her professionalism”. She challenged the students to make the best use of their academic life in order to realise their ambitions.

The Dean ceased the opportunity to highlight both academic and social activities earmarked for the School for the Second Semester of the 2019/20 Academic Year and called on the students to actively participate in the activities.

 Dr.  Mrs. Obiri-Yeboah used the occasion to introduce to the students the new Faculty officer of the School, Mrs. Bernice Aba Owusu-Sekyere.

The students raised issues concerning their timetables, Incomplete results (ICs), association dues, dress codes, name tags, class attendance, transportation to clinical training, amongst others which were addressed by the Dean and other Heads of Department of the School.
 

Degree Type: 
Master of ScienceDepartment of Geography and Regional Planning
Programme Duration: 
2 years (Standard Entry)
Goal / Objectives: 

Aim

The proposed MSc. programme seeks to enhance the capacity of professionals to think critically and function independently in matters of land administration and management in the country. 

Objective

The specific objectives are to:

  • Build the capacity of students to apply multi-disciplinary methods to the study of the sustainable administration and management of land as a resource.
  • Equip students with the knowledge to appreciate the complexities of land issues by undertaking practical exercises with a view to facilitating the settlement of land disputes; and 
  • Enhance the capacity of students to understand the relationship between land resource management and sustainable development;
Entry Requirements: 

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