Ghana - Rural Enterprises Programme III (REP III)

The present intervention is the third phase of Rural Enterprises Programme (REP Phase III) which is designed within the context of the agricultural modernization and micro and small-scale enterprises development priorities of Ghana. It also supports Ghana’s Industrial Policy, which addresses the need to grow micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to foster diversification of the economy and employment creation. The current phase aims at scaling up the impact and outcome results of earlier phases (REP I and II). It is the Bank’s response to meeting Ghana’s Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) and emphasizes inclusive growth, youth employment, and women economic empowerment. It has four components: (1) Creation of Business Development Services (BDS); (2) Development of Agricultural Commodity Processing Infrastructure (ACPI); (3) Creation of Enabling Business Environment (EBE); and (4) Programme Coordination and Management (PCM). REP III is part of the Government of Ghana’s efforts to reduce poverty and improve living conditions in rural areas, by promoting the infrastructure, technologies, and skills needed for private sector development. It will create 100,000 new jobs, through its various activities. It will be implemented over five years, in 161 out of 170 rural districts of Ghana.