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Emmanuel Quarm

Emmanuel Quarm

Accomplished Agricultural Specialist
📍 Accra, Ghana · (0) · Member since November 2025
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🧰 Travels to client Yes No

Presentation

As an accomplished agricultural specialist and government-trained Phytosanitary Inspector, I offer expert general consultancy and client services centered on agricultural regulation, compliance, and effective project management.
My professional background includes significant experience with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, where I managed regulatory compliance, issued official certifications, and enforced phytosanitary standards. I translate this rigorous regulatory expertise into high-value consultancy services for private clients, ensuring their operations meet official guidelines and international best practices.
Core Consultancy Services:
Agricultural Compliance & Certification: Guidance on meeting phytosanitary standards, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and navigating local agricultural laws.
Project Management & Field Supervision: Leveraging experience in supervising field laborers and assisting with large-scale data collection initiatives (e.g., the 1-district-1-factory project).
Client & Stakeholder Relations: Utilizing strong communication and decision-making skills honed through extensive interaction with various stakeholders, from government officials to local farmers and importers.
I provide reliable, self-motivated service with a strong ability to adapt and deliver results under pressure. I am prepared to help clients optimize their agricultural processes, ensure regulatory adherence, and achieve their business objectives.
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Offered services

1 service
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Background

Agricultural Officer
Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate · 28/02/2019 – Today
Inspection and Certification: Conducting visual inspections of plants, plant products, and other regulated items (such as wood packaging or conveyances) to ensure compliance with national and international phytosanitary standards (e.g., ISPMs). Issuing import permits, export certificates (phytosanitary certificates), and release reports for consignments that meet requirements.
Regulatory Enforcement: Enforcing the Plants and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (Act 803) by ensuring that agricultural goods meet import/export requirements. This may involve the confiscation or destruction of non-compliant or infested consignments.
Pest and Disease Management: Assisting with the monitoring of pest situations, providing diagnostic services, managing outbreaks of pests, and implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in the field.
Training and Extension Services: Providing technical backstopping and training to various stakeholders, including farmers, extension workers, exporters, and local government staff, on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), pest identification, and control strategies.
Data Collection and Reporting: Collecting data on agricultural practices, pest incidents, and input usage (pesticides, fertilizers). Writing and submitting detailed field reports to senior officers.
Collaboration and Supervision: Working closely with customs authorities at entry points and collaborating with researchers and field officers. Supervising laborers and junior field staff on specific projects.
Stakeholder Engagement: Registering and training seed growers, pesticide dealers, and exporters, as well as facilitating the removal of obsolete or unwanted chemicals.
BSc Agriculture
University of Ghana · 2012 – 2017
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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
21/05/2017
🇬🇧English
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Working hours

Monday
From08h00To18h00
Tuesday
From08h00To18h00
Wednesday â–ª Today
From08h00To18h00
Thursday
From08h00To18h00
Friday
From08h00To18h00
Saturday
From10h00To17h00
Sunday
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