Ghana: Cashew development gets a boost with GH¢348,561 targeting over 1,500 farmers

Published 2023년 4월 19일

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The STAR Ghana Foundation has allocated GH¢348,561 towards boosting cashew farming in the Bono Region, with the aim of increasing production and enhancing farmers' income. The funding will be used to strengthen cashew farmers' cooperatives, enabling them to participate in policy decision-making. The 'Amplifying the Voices of Cashew Farmers (AVCF)' project, implemented by Watch Ghana, intends to empower at least 1,500 farmers with the necessary skills to influence policy and practice in the sector. The project will operate across Tain, Jaman North and South Districts in the Bono Region, which is a major cashew production area.

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STAR Ghana Foundation has committed GH¢348,561 into the development of cashew farming in the Bono Region to enhance production of the tree crop and improve farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. The fund would be channelled into mobilising and capacity-building of cashew farmers’ cooperatives for effective participation and inclusion in policy formulation, implementation and monitoring of cashew-inclined projects in the country. The 14-month project, ‘Amplifying the Voices of Cashew Farmers (AVCF)’, which is being implemented by Watch Ghana (CWG) – a civil society platform on cashew, seeks to equip at least 1,500 cashew farmers with requisite skills and knowledge to effectively engage government and key stakeholders to influence policy and practice in the sector. The project is targetting cashew farmers in Tain, Jaman North and South Districts in the Bono Region. The region is the major production area in the country. The National Convener of the Cashew Watch Ghana, Raphael Godlove ...

Source: Thebftonline