Japan approves $2.8m in funding to develop agriculture in Ghana
Under the grant name, Peri-urban Commercial Vegetables Value Chains for Poverty Reduction and Food Security, the money, which is to be disbursed through the World Bank (WB), is also expected to be used for the establishment of vegetable warehousing and irrigation systems for better post-harvest handling and market linkages in the Greater Accra, Western, Eastern and Volta regions.
Primarily, the project targets women and the youth in some selected communities in the four regions to improve on production, quality and marketing of vegetables.
It will also promote irrigation schemes to facilitate all-year-round vegetable production and consumption, as well as develop the capacities of farmers to enable them to improve the productivity and quality of their produce.
Other objectives are reducing post-harvest losses through efficient post-harvest handling mechanisms and the facilitation of access to high value markets to ensure appreciable income levels for farmers.
source: ghanaweb.com
