Support and education for farmers in the Ashanti-region, Ghana

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Ashanti Development created a farm support scheme by which twenty inhabitants from the same village are trained in farming and marketing for four years.  Before planting begins, each is given a 80 CHF loan to buy quality farm material and crops.  Loans and interest are repayable after harvest and then both are re-lent each year to the same farmers, so until recently the money retained its value.  After four years, the project moves to a new village.  Many others attend the formal lessons as observers, and good practice spreads fast.

Project Overview

Project Reference
2023 AF 01 GH AG
Project Year
Area
2023
Africa
Country
Region
Ghana
Ashanti
Aid type
Duration
Agriculture
4 years
BASAID contribution
8500 CHF
Local contribution
work and field
Local partners
Ashanti Development
Contact
afrika@basaid.org