By Eric Appah Marfo, GNA
Accra, Oct. 21, GNA – Mr Anthony Adongo Apubeo, Editor of the Ghana News Agency office in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, has been selected as one of 10 journalists to participate in a knowledge-exchange programme in London, United Kingdom, under the 2026 UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technologies (UK MEET) Fellowship.
Mr Apubeo was selected after a competitive pitching process involving 16 shortlisted participants drawn from a cohort of 30 journalists and content creators taking part in the fellowship.
His pitch examines how rural women in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region are using a community-led approach to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and sustain agricultural production.
The proposed story focuses on a borehole-fitted solar irrigation facility that enables smallholder farmers to cultivate crops beyond the region’s single rainy season, potentially improving year-round agricultural activity and resilience to changing weather patterns.
It seeks to investigate how the initiative is working, the benefits and challenges for the women farmers, and whether the approach could be replicated in other communities, particularly in northern Ghana, where dependence on one rainy season constrains agricultural production.
Successful candidates were assessed on their reporting records, clarity of perspective, and the strength of their pitches, including the quality of the questions they intended to investigate.
The selection followed a live pitching session before a panel of judges, during which the shortlisted participants presented their proposed stories and demonstrated how they intended to investigate science, technology and innovation issues.
The 10 finalists are expected to take part in a knowledge-exchange programme in London in late November, where they will engage with researchers at Imperial College London and gain first-hand insights into scientific research.
The UK MEET Fellowship is delivered by Imperial College London through Imperial Global Ghana, in partnership with the British High Commission in Accra and the UK in Nigeria, with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
It aims to strengthen journalism’s role in ensuring that emerging technologies and scientific developments are accurately reported, critically examined, and explained in accessible ways.
The 2026 Ghana cohort comprised 30 journalists and content creators who underwent training in artificial intelligence, climate change and resilience, biomedical innovation and public health, and electronic waste and the circular economy.
The programme included practical storytelling workshops, masterclasses, editorial clinics and engagements with researchers to help participants scrutinise claims, assess evidence, and develop rigorous story proposals.
Mr Apubeo’s proposed story addresses an important agricultural challenge in northern Ghana, where farming depends heavily on seasonal rainfall and a long dry season can limit production and threaten rural livelihoods. Solar-powered irrigation systems can provide farmers with more reliable access to water and create opportunities for cultivation beyond the rainy season.
GNA
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