Founded in 2014, the organization’s Farms for Climate, Education, Nutrition, and Skills (CENS+) framework integrates agriculture into school curricula to build climate resilience and local economies. In 2025, two partner schools—Vane E.P. JHS and Ho Dome R.C. JHS—served 342 learners who cultivated school gardens, harvested vegetables, and learned to prepare nutritious meals aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger, quality education, and climate action.
Students produced 4,184 kilograms of cabbage, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and peppers using drip irrigation and greenhouse systems that also supplied school meals. Post-program assessments showed a 65% boost in nutrition literacy.
“These achievements were only possible because of your support,” said Alfred Godwin Adjabeng, Founder and Executive Director of School Farms, in the 2025 impact report. “Students gained confidence and competence to drive agricultural innovation and reshaped how rural communities view agriculture.”
The year introduced Nourish Labs for meal planning and safe cooking, a Students Pop-up Market to teach agribusiness fundamentals, and a pilot mushroom farm to diversify diets. Through AgroMentoring, out-of-school youth joined training and internships in agribusiness, while over 500 community events united parents, teachers, and local farmers.
A $12,000 Roddenberry Foundation grant funded greenhouses and farm tools. Collaboration with Interplast Ghana enabled efficient water systems, training 60 participants and positioning schools as demonstration hubs.
Students like Agbasa Frederica at Ho Dome R.C. JHS described the hands-on learning as eye-opening: “I never knew cabbage, onion, carrots, and lettuce had seeds. I saw them physically, nursed, transplanted, and watched them grow.” Teacher Richmond K. Gyamfi added that the experience “ignited a newfound interest in agriculture among students.”
Despite challenges such as pests and limited land, School Farms plans to partner with Ghana’s National Service Scheme for ongoing facilitation and expand to five schools by 2026. A new $15,000 Roddenberry Foundation grant will help launch school meal competitions and pilot the CENS+Kit toolkit in 50 institutions.
