RICHMOND FRIMPONG

Enthusiastic, inspirer, reliable and friendly individual who works hard to achieve his potentials as Agriculture journalist and a leader. I am a dedicated news producer, a Host and current Affairs person with a nose for news, a passion for community and agriculture journalism and also a reputation for impeccable ethics with Eighteen year’s record of commended performance as a staff reporter/deputy news editor at Oyerepa 100.7Fm and F. Giant Broadcasting ltd (fox 97.9fm) a local radio stations in Kumasi, Ashanti region. He has a Sound knowledge on agriculture development in Ghana.

2019 Global Leadership Fellow at Cornell University – Cornell Alliance for Science Program

Organizing 2025 Researchers- Investors Summit in Kumasi

Building capacity of about 200 journalists in Ghana

Former Assemblymember for Abenase Electoral Area in the Ejisu-Juaben

Executive Member of International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) 2015 to Date

International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Professional Development Committee Chairperson May, 2023 till date

President of Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA)

• 2019 Global Leadership Fellow at Cornell University – Cornell Alliance for Science Program
• International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Professional Development Committee Chairperson May, 2023 till date
• Deputy News Editor at Promise Broadcasting (Oyerepa 100.7 FM) 2018 to date
• Executive Director at Agri Eye consult and Daily Agrinews.com News Portal (2022 to date)
• President of Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) And Also First Director of (Gardja) 2014 To Date
• My Functions: I am the chief spokesperson for the Association; the chairperson of the Executive Committee; presiding officer at all meetings of the membership and of the Executive Committee.
• EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS (IFAJ) 2015 TO DATE
• My role as executive member was to represent our Guild GARDJA on the international committee level and also formulate and design programs and policies for the association worldwide

• Pan Africa Agricultural Journalists Conference (October 2017 Ikeja Nigeria)
• 2018 Dutch Roots-IFAJ Congress (July 2018 Netherlands)
• 2018 Swiss Journalists- IFAJ Media Tour (27-30 September, 20218) Switzerland
• 2022 Agromek Conference (November 2022) Herning, Denmark
• 2023 Sommet D livestock congress (October 2023) France
• 2024 State of Africa Environment Report release (October 2024) Nairobi, kenya

• Global Science Communication and Leadership Training course organized by College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca Campus from 22 August to 15 November 2019.
• International cocoa initiative media training for editors on child and forced labour in the cocoa sector 01-03 October, 2025 at Royal lees hotel, Eastern region
• AUDA- NEPAD 2-day workshop on building communicator’s skills in reporting issues on Genome Editing January 2024, Accra

• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Assembly Man (Abenase Electoral Area), 2011, 2015, Liaison between the assembly and the communities, Attending meetings of the assembly, Involved in community durbars and communal labour, Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by law.
• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Chairman (Environmental and Sanitation Sub- Committee), 2013, 2015, Oversight responsibility, presiding over committee meetings and proposing ideas and direction for the waste management of the assembly
• Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Deputy Regional Coordinator Local Government Capacity Support Project-Media Network, 2014, 2017, Oversight responsibility, Monitoring the activities of the various municipal assemblies who were benefiting from World Bank financial support in the area of physical infrastructural development in the Ashanti region
• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Executive Committee Member, 2013, 2015, Formulating and designing of programs, Making proposal and among others
• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Justice and Security (Sub Committee Member), 2013, 2015
• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Public Relations and Complaints Member, 2011, 2013
• Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly, Cultural and Tourism (Sub-Committee Member), 2011, 2013

• George, Arthur, Former Business Manager of Abusua Fm, Former News Director of Fox Fm, georgearthurjack@gmail.com, +233 208326691, Kumasi
• Aaron, Kumah, Senior Lecturer, akumah@uew.edu.gh, +233244293041, University of Education Winneba, Kumasi Campus