The Agroecology Circular Economy for Ecosystem Services (ACE4ES) in partnership Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) have organised a day training workshop for the media at Accra.
The training workshop with the theme: Strategic Media Programming for Agroecology, Circular Economy and Climate Change Communication offered a broad knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding the activities of human in relation to the environment and the space.
During the training workshop, the Principal Investigator for Agroecology and Circular Economy for Ecosystems Services Project in Africa and Research Scientist at the CSIR, Dr. Kwaku Onwona-Hwesofour Asante said it was critical to train the media on the principles and concepts of agroecology and circular economy for ecosystems as the extension agents to educate the public on these practices for the public to take
inform decisions.
He mentioned that this would enhance reduction of agriculture emissions such as Methane, Black Carbone, Nitrous Oxide that are not affect global warming but contributing to health challenges.
“We have seen that if the public are well informed, they can take the needed action. Unfortunately, when you interact with people at the community level you realised that there is little information of the environmental sustainability space, largely because of the scientific nature and sometimes the cumbersome of the key concepts to their understanding,” Dr. Asante explained.
Speaking to Agric Today, he said the scientific institutions expect the general public to change their behaviour with the media communication around agroecology and circular economy with short lived climate pollutant to be highlighted in regular programming to enhance public sensitization of the scientific innovations and technologies to take the needed action.
According to him, sensitizing the general public on these scientific innovations would enable the public to leverage on their opportunities for livelihood improvement, job creation and climate emission reduction.
He assured the media of having regular engagements that can feature environmental issues to enhance overall public perception and awareness to take the needed action around agriculture, and environmental sustainability.
