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Currently, he is the Chairman, the Fruitking Group of Companies with an interest in the expansion of the supply base of the sugar loaf variety of pineapple for local fruit processing, fruit orchard establishment services, and the provision of consultancy services in the high-value fruits and vegetables destined for exports.

Kwame served as the Technical Director and Team Leader of the PAB-FtF-IML Consortium that partnered with ACDI-VOCA during the implementation of the USAID-funded Ghana ADVANCE Project in the Southern Horticultural Zone in the value chains of Maize, Rice, Citrus, Mango, and Pineapples.

He also facilitated the win-win commercial business relationship between fruit juice processing firms and producers in the 3 mango FBOs in the Dangbe West, Yilo, and Manya Krobo production zones and pineapple in the Akuapim South District with the view to initiating the process towards agricultural transformation in the sub-sector.

Mr. Nyamekye was contracted over the LOP of TIPCEE-USAID/GoG Project to provide hands-on-training for smallholder mango farmers in the Dangbe West, Yilo Krobo, Manya Krobo, and Kpando production zones in the best practices in the establishment, management of mango estate to cover pruning techniques, harvesting and post-harvest handling practices safe and effective use of pesticides, pests, and diseases identification and control.

These best practices were captured into 3 volumes of training manuals funded by USAID as the standard teaching aid for mango farmers over the LOP of the TIPCEE Project.

He was part of a team that pioneered the trial introduction of paprika, a high-value vegetable in the northern sector at the Botanga, Pawlugu, and at ICOUR irrigation site under USAID-sponsored AMEX International TIRP Project.

Kwame played a leading role as a National Cashew Consultant in introducing the Cashew Export Production Village (EPV) in the Wenchi District under UNDP/ITC Project GHA/ 8700 when the maiden export of 600 metric tons of cashew was done. He participated as a team member in preparing the National Cashew Project business plan to source for $ 12 million AfDB facility to improve cashew nut performance, positioning it today among the ten top agricultural export commodities in Ghana.

As an Agro Development Consultant under the GOG/USAID/AMEX-TIP/Human Resource Development Assistance (HRDA) project, He provided lead facilitation in a nationwide training of farmers in the savannah belts on cashew production and pre-export handling.

Played a pioneering role in the introduction and technology transfer training of farmers to adopt tabletop processing technology at the village level. Today there are 15 cashew processing outfits in Ghana.

As a Plantation Development Specialist, his services were sought by Prestige Farms Limited to establish 500 acres of mangoes, three years ago at Somanya from seedling production to orchard establishment.

He served as a Technical Training Services Provider in 2008 under contract with MiDA- MCA/PAB Development Consult to provide training to 300 farmers in Efutu Essuekyir, Gyangyanadze, Gomoa Abasa, Nsuem, and Winneba in the Central Region to cover the best practices in producing vegetables and pineapples for export.

As a Programme Manager, Mr. Nyamekye served under contract from 2006 to 2008 as Africa Regional Coordinator for Agriculture for University of Missouri/USDA FAS 58-3148-2- 028/MU-Cs774 to Plan, administer, monitor, evaluate, and report on the Gender-Informed Nutrition and Agriculture (GINA) program, the Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA), Regional Network on AIDS, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security (RENEWAL) and Harvest Plus (Breeding crops for better Nutrition) in Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria.

Kwame holds an M.Sc. (Agric) degree from Colorado State University, Ft Collins, USA, a Postgraduate Diploma in Farming System Management from the International Agricultural Institute at Wuhan, Hubei, China, and a B.Sc. (Agric) degree from KNUST, Kumasi.