Ghana:AGRIC SECTOR INVEST

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The main project objective is to increase the flow of technical and financial resources for rural development in response to needs expressed at the village and district levels. The project will finance the following investments for the benefit of rural communities: (a) construction and rehabilitation of small-scale water schemes operated by farmer associations; (b) construction and rehabilitation of rural markets for district authorities and communities which have a cost-sharing and maintenance agreement with traders and market users; (c) roads to improve access to markets; and (d) storage and village food processing units for rural associations. The project will also finance project-related local technical assistance, monitoring and training in irrigation, marketing and food processing management, as well as monitoring, evaluation, beneficiary assessment and impact studies.