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Ghana: FSRP targets irrigation scheme for rice, tomato

Fresh Tomato

Maize (Corn)

Soybean

Vegetables

Ghana

Published Jun 14, 2024

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s Food System Resilience Programme (MoFA-FSRP) in Ghana aims to modernize irrigation schemes to support year-round farming of key crops like rice, maize, soya, and tomatoes. Coordinated by Osei Owusu Agyeman, the program addresses land ownership issues and includes investments in agricultural laboratories. Funded by the World Bank and promoted by ECOWAS, the FSRP seeks to enhance food system risk management and agricultural sustainability in West Africa, with participation from countries including Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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Original content

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s Food System Resilience Programme (MoFA-FSRP) will place critical focus on irrigation scheme rehabilitation as a key component of the programme. FSRP Project Coordinator, Osei Owusu Agyeman, told B&FT that the FSRP will modernise irrigation schemes across the country as part of requirements in rice, maize, soya and tomato. He said an irrigation policy of the programme is in line with a climate-smart agriculture demands of the FSRP, in which year-round farming is critical. “We have advertised consultancy for an irrigation policy scheme and implementation on a five-year strategic plan for the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority. This will revolutionise the FSRP’s work. Obviously, we cannot embark on all-year round farming without irrigation,” Mr Agyeman said. He admitted that land ownership remains a big challenge to agriculture activities, stating: “landownership is not defined and this poses problems for farmers”. ...

Source: Thebftonline