GROW2 project exceeds targets for women farmers in Northern Ghana

Mr Essuman said the coverage was extensive, with work carried out in all districts of the Upper West Region, all but one district in Savannah, and all but four districts in the Northern Region.

He said the project, funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented by Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), operated in the Northern, Savannah and Upper West regions.

He said the GROW2 project, funded by the Canadian government, was launched in October 2021 with an initial goal of supporting 40,000 women farmers, 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs and 50 agribusinesses, but speaking at the closeout of the project, Mr Essuman said the project had reached 52,000 women farmers, 5,000 micro-entrepreneurs and 61 small and medium-sized enterprises across 27 districts.