Ghana - Afram Plains District Agricultural Development Project

The present intervention concerns the Afram Plains District Agricultural Development Project. It aims to reduce poverty in rural areas and to ensure food security. The project aims at increasing agricultural output and household incomes of the project beneficiaries in the Afram Plains District. The project should bring existing 45,290 ha under intensive production of maize, yam, cassava and cashew through rainwater management as well improved irrigation technology to the existing 1,325 ha in 53 community vegetable production sites along the Lake Volta. The project should also enhance management of livestock through establishment of fodder banks, provision of dug outs to meet water requirements of livestock as well as improved productivity of livestock through cross-breeding of local animals with improved breeds. The project is expected to create regular jobs for nearly 5,000 people who will produce maize, cashew, yams and cassava. By extension, the project aims to create 350,000 seasonal jobs. At the national level, the project is expected to contribute to the diversification of the country's export base, generate rural employment and enhance rural household incomes. The project comprises four components namely; 1) Production Development 2) Infrastructure Development; 3) Institutional Capacity Building and 4) Project Management.