Kwadaso College of Agriculture (KCA) was establish in 1922 at Kumasi with structures provided by the
Cadbury and Fry which was the major buyer of cocoa in the then Gold Coast. The College was established
to train initially young school leavers in cocoa production. As a result of the need to increase food
production for both soldiers and the civil public due to World War II the institution was expanded in 1946 to
admit secondary school leavers to be

trained in General Agriculture. The learners were employed as frontline staff or Agricultural Assistants of the
then Department of Agriculture. In 1948 the Department of Agriculture acquired the land of the Central
Agriculture