Sustainable Maize Programme in North Ghana

Project number

FDOV12GH01

Country

• Ghana

Location

• North Ghana regions

Sector

• Consumer goods and retail

Project budget

Partners

• WAFF
• Wienco
• Masara N'Arziki
• Yara
• Solidaridad
• SARI

Project description

The project aims to upscale a successful pilot maize programme in the North of Ghana. With this project the agricultural 'start-up' cooperative Masara N'Arziki wants to achieve economy of scale and financial sustainability and to introduce environmental sustainable farming practices. The PPP consists of the project applicant West Africa Fair Fruit (WAFF), teaming up with the farmer association Masara N' Arziki, the private agricultural company Wienco Ghana Ltd, the Ghana’s agricultural research institute SARI and one Dutch NGOs: Solidaridad NL. The goal is to increase the quantity and quality of sustainable maize production in the Northern regions of Ghana by strengthening the farmers’ cooperative Masara and through this providing capacity building on maize farming, conservation farming, and post-harvest losses. The project wants to engage 12,000 additional farmers in the North of Ghana lifting the production of maize at Masara from less than 28,000 tons to 96,000 tons.

Note:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is formal partner in this project.