OUR VARIOUS PROJECT COMPONENTS
Component 1: Crop Productivity Improvement
This component will seek to increase crop productivity through:
- Development of an efficient system of production , storage and distribution of breeder , foundation and certified seed
- Rehabilitation of four seed centers with state-of-the-art equipment
- Support to Research Institutions for breeder and foundation seed production
- Build capacity of agriculture extension officers in seed inspection and certification
- Input support (subsidy in line with PFJ)
- Improved Mechanization Services (establishment of Agric. Mechanization Centers)
- Soil fertility management
- Establish demonstrations under Transformation of Africa Savannah lnitiative-TASI)
- Linkage of small holder farmers to the School Feeding Programme, nutrition and hygiene education and support in schools through the Regional School Health Education Programme in the Upper East & Northern Regions.
Component 2: Value Chain and Agribusiness Development
The objective of this component is to set up sustainable agribusinesses along the rice, maize, soybean and vegetables value chains. The component will:
- Support E-registration of farmers and other value chain actors
- Build the capacities of value chain actors
- Create and strengthen innovation platforms amongst value chain actors
- Create linkages to other programmes such as ENABLE Youth and GIRSAL
- Provide incentives to bring in private investments in the project area to harness the business opportunities enabled through the public investments in the area through this and other projects including innovative financing (e.g. GIRSAL) , infrastructure development (roads, power, irrigation etc.), land tenure reforms and others.
Component 3: Infrastructure Development
This component will provide:
- Development of Transport Infrastructure (feeder roads, farm-tracks)
- Rehabilitation of irrigation schemes;
- Improvement of water harvesting and distribution for lowland rice
- Rehabilitation of warehouses.
Component 4: Project Coordination, Management &
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Project Co-ordination and Management Unit (PCMU) will be responsible for the day to day management of the project including M&E, Gender equality and women’s empowerment as well as the implementation of the
Project‘s Environmental Social Management Plan (ESMP)
- Crop Productivity Improvement
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Component 1: Crop Productivity Improvement
This component will seek to increase crop productivity through:
- Development of an efficient system of production , storage and distribution of breeder , foundation and certified seed
- Rehabilitation of four seed centers with state-of-the-art equipment
- Support to Research Institutions for breeder and foundation seed production
- Build capacity of agriculture extension officers in seed inspection and certification
- Input support (subsidy in line with PFJ)
- Improved Mechanization Services (establishment of Agric. Mechanization Centers)
- Soil fertility management
- Establish demonstrations under Transformation of Africa Savannah lnitiative-TASI)
- Linkage of small holder farmers to the School Feeding Programme, nutrition and hygiene education and support in schools through the Regional School Health Education Programme in the Upper East & Northern Regions.
- Value Chain and Agribusiness Development
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Component 2: Value Chain and Agribusiness Development
The objective of this component is to set up sustainable agribusinesses along the rice, maize, soybean and vegetables value chains. The component will:- Support E-registration of farmers and other value chain actors
- Build the capacities of value chain actors
- Create and strengthen innovation platforms amongst value chain actors
- Create linkages to other programmes such as ENABLE Youth and GIRSAL
- Provide incentives to bring in private investments in the project area to harness the business opportunities enabled through the public investments in the area through this and other projects including innovative financing (e.g. GIRSAL) , infrastructure development (roads, power, irrigation etc.), land tenure reforms and others.
- Infrastructure Development
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Component 3: Infrastructure Development
This component will provide:
- Development of Transport Infrastructure (feeder roads, farm-tracks)
- Rehabilitation of irrigation schemes;
- Improvement of water harvesting and distribution for lowland rice
- Rehabilitation of warehouses.
- Monitoring and Evaluation
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Component 4: Project Coordination, Management &
Monitoring and Evaluation
The Project Co-ordination and Management Unit (PCMU) will be responsible for the day to day management of the project including M&E, Gender equality and women’s empowerment as well as the implementation of the
Project‘s Environmental Social Management Plan (ESMP)
EXPECTED OUTPUT OF THE PROJECT
The project is expected to achieve the following output indicators :
- 26,400mt of fertilizers (various) and 4,285 mt of seed supplied to farmers by end of year 1;
- 4 seed centres rehabilitated with state-of-the-art equipment;
- Volume of foundation seed produced increased : Rice from 96mt to 5,400mt, Maize from 120mt to 4,000mt and soybean from 140mt to 4,000mt annually;
- Mechanized land preparation, husbandry, harvesting increased by additional 10,000ha bi-annually;
- Number of farmers registered and placed on platform increased from 35,000 to 250,000;
- Additional area of water management schemes reha bilitated I constructed increased by 10,000ha; and
- Skills development and employment opportunities provided for about 50,000 farmers.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT
The project is expected to achieve the following outcome indicators:
- Reduce the prevalence rate & numbers of children stunting from 33% to 20% (40% reduction) whiles percentage of children aged between 6-23 months consuming more than 4 food groups increased from 33.3% to 50% by end of project;
- Increase productivity of rice from 2mt/ha to 6mt/ha, maize from 2.5mt/ha to 6mt/ha, soya from 1 65mt/ha to 3mt/ha by year 5;
- Quantity of key crops produced increased : Rice from 283, 109mt to 350,000mt, Maize from 85,000mt to 150,000mt , Soybean from 80,000mt to 140,000mt and Vegetable from 30,000 to 60,000mt by year 5.
