At Opoakpajor Youth and Development Center (OYDC), we provide hands-on, practical, and income-oriented training programs designed to equip youth, women, and smallholder farmers with market-ready skills for sustainable agroecological livelihoods.
Our trainings are based on learning by doing, use of locally available resources, and real farm experience.
🐜 Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Farming Training
Training on BSF as a solution for animal feed production, organic fertilizer, and waste recycling.
Training covers:
- BSF life cycle and breeding
- Egg collection and larvae management
- Feeding with organic waste
- Larvae harvesting and processing
- Frass (solid & liquid) fertilizer production
- BSF business and enterprise setup
🐔 Poultry Production & Processing Training
Training in organic and sustainable poultry systems for meat and egg production.
Training covers:
- Broiler and layer management
- Housing and biosecurity
- Feed formulation using local materials
- Disease prevention
- Egg and meat processing
- Poultry enterprise development
🐟 Fish Farming (Aquaculture) Training
Practical training in catfish and tilapia farming for small and medium-scale farmers.
Training covers:
- Pond construction (tarpaulin & concrete)
- Hatchery basics and fingerling production
- Feeding and water quality management
- Disease control
- Integrated fish–vegetable systems
- Harvesting and marketing
🐖 Piggery Production Training
Training in profitable and hygienic pig production systems.
Training covers:
- Pig housing and breed selection
- Feeding using local materials
- Breeding and reproduction
- Health and waste management
- Integration with BSF and crop systems
- Piggery business planning
🐰 Rabbit Production Training
Low-cost rabbit farming training for fast income generation.
Training covers:
- Housing and breeding
- Feeding with forages and farm by-products
- Health management
- Manure handling for crop production
- Rabbit enterprise development
🥚 Quail Production Training
Training on quail egg and meat production as a high-value enterprise.
Training covers:
- Quail housing and stocking
- Feeding and health management
- Egg handling and marketing
- Quail production economics
🦃 Guinea Fowl Production Training
Training focused on guinea fowl rearing, especially suitable for northern Ghana and rural areas.
Training covers:
- Housing and brooding
- Feeding and management
- Disease prevention
- Egg and meat production
- Guinea fowl enterprise development
🦆 Duck Production Training
Training in duck farming for meat and egg production.
Training covers:
- Duck housing and management
- Feeding systems
- Health and biosecurity
- Duck–fish integration
- Duck production business planning
🥬 Organic Vegetable Production Training
Training in chemical-free vegetable farming to improve soil health and food safety.
Training covers:
- Bed preparation and crop spacing
- Composting and liquid organic fertilizers
- EM technology
- Natural pest and disease control
- Integrated crop–livestock systems
- Harvesting and marketing
🍄 Mushroom Production Training
Hands-on training in mushroom cultivation for nutrition and income.
Training covers:
- Substrate preparation
- Spawn handling basics
- Mushroom cultivation and management
- Harvesting and storage
- Mushroom business development
🧴 Cosmetics (Natural Products) Production Training
Training in natural cosmetics production for value addition and entrepreneurship.
Training covers:
- Natural soap making
- Creams, oils, and lotions production
- Use of local natural ingredients
- Packaging and branding
- Small-scale cosmetics business setup
🐝 Beekeeping Training
Training in beekeeping to support income generation and biodiversity conservation.
Training covers:
- Hive construction and placement
- Bee management
- Honey harvesting and processing
- Beekeeping safety
- Beekeeping enterprise development
🛠️ Incubator Building & Hatchery Training
Practical training on building and operating egg incubators using locally available materials.
Training covers:
- Incubator design and construction
- Temperature and humidity control
- Egg handling and setting
- Hatching management
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
🌍 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) & Community Trainings
Community-based trainings that promote:
- Peer-to-peer learning
- Demonstration farms
- Practical agroecology solutions
🎓 Training Duration & Certification
We offer:
- Short courses: 7–14 days
- Intensive training: 1 month
- Professional programs: 3 months
All participants receive the Agroecology Livelihoods Certificate (ALC) upon completion.
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Interested in any of our training programs?
👉 Contact us or register online to join upcoming sessions.