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

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 ...