The seventh edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show was launched in Accra Today. The 2019 show is on the theme “Be The Change”. ’

H.E. Shani Cooper-Zubida, Ambassador of Israel to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra-Leone performed the official launch of the show, a behavior change activity and also announced the Israel Green Innovation Competition in partnership with the Ghana Garden and Flower Show, to project green innovativeness as well as encourage young people to participate meaningfully in agriculture for job creation and income generation.

This 7th Edition of the prestigious flower show to take place from August 28th - September 3 2019 at the Afua Sutherland Children’s park, will focus on individual, corporate and national responsibility for developing and maintaining green and clean homes, neighbourhoods and green spaces in towns and the country as a whole.

Ms. Esther A. N Cobbah, Chief Executive Officer of Stratcomm Africa said that Ghanaians desire to live in a beautiful Ghana with gardens and flowers, adding that “There is often the expectation that the central government or the local administration should be responsible for ensuring a green and beautiful Ghana but the reality is that, achieving this is a collective responsibility of all of us”. .

She said “Be the Change” campaign therefore is aimed at inculcating the awareness of green behaviour on the environment and heightening knowledge and awareness about what Ghanaians can contribute individually and collectively to help make the environment clean, greener and more beautiful.

Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Cooper, who launched the 2019 Show, congratulated Stratcomm Africa for attaining 25 years and using its expertise in communication to organise the Ghana Garden and Flower Show to promote the floriculture and horticulture industry.

She stressed that, “the floriculture and horticultural industry in Ghana has tremendous potential of impacting the economy positively through job creation, foreign exchange as well as attracting potential investors to the country.”

Ms. Cooper stated that Israel prides itself as a nation of innovation that helps to stimulate innovation wherever it finds itself. Israel is also well acknowledged for its advancements in the area of agriculture including floriculture, thus the embassy of the State of Israel in Ghana is also committed to contributing to efforts to increase awareness and knowledge that will lead to a clean, green, wealthy and beautiful Ghana



She indicated that the introduction of the award scheme is to help stimulate participation in Ghana’s floriculture industry particularly by the youth. This award scheme will therefore be used to encourage Ghanaians to come up with innovations that contribute to the growth of this industry in Ghana.

The winner of this category will win an all-expense paid trip to Israel to Israel and participate in one of the courses in agriculture by kind courtesy of the Israeli Embassy.

This year’s edition of the show will be held at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park from the 29th August to the 3rd September 2019. As part of the show, there will be exciting activities such as a Karaoke/ Music night, Taste of the Park, Fashion in the Park, Children’s Playground, and Party in the Park.

About 19,000 visitors have visited the show last year.