By Mavis Paintsil
Ghana has secured €154 million funding from the Italian government to modernise the agricultural value chain and boost food security in the country.
The funding is under a project known as “Strengthening Agri-Food Ecosystems in Ghana”, a three-year initiative that starts next week and will run up to 2027.
The resources will be channelled into investments and public-private partnerships between Ghanaian and Italian agricultural institutions and private sector actors to improve food security and strengthen resilience to climate change.
The Minister said it is part of President John Dramani Mahama’s Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda,” the Minister of Food and Agriculture said.
He continued that under the arrangement, an Italian organisation, namely the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), would collaborate with Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to produce a soil testing and crop suitability chart to guide
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, signed the deal on behalf of the country last Friday on the sidelines of the Eighth Agrilevante Fair in Bari, Italy.
Additionally, CIHEAM will work with the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) of the University of Ghana to establish a national seed bank.
He explained that under the arrangement, an Italian organisation, namely the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), would collaborate with Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to produce a soil testing and crop suitability chart to guide production and to improve efficiency.
Mr Opoku disclosed that the direct beneficiaries of the initiative would include workers and staff of the model farm, soil analysts, seed bank agents, farmers’ associations, Ministry of Food and Agriculture officials, and young agricultural entrepreneurs
The Italian Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, signed on behalf of his country.
The Managing Director of BF International Best Fields Best Food Limited, M. Federico Vecchion, and Georges Mikhael of S.r.I., signed for the Italian private sector enterprises.
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