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SADA Business and Investment Forum - March 2015

SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project

This publication was prepared for the United States Agency for International Development by CARANA Corporation SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

Introductory Message by SADA CEO It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the SADA One of the key outcomes of the SABIF 2015 is the Business and Investment Forum (SABIF) 2015. I am also very establishment of the SADA Investment Council that will carry on delighted that in conjunction with the USAID-Financing Ghanaian the task of deepening and enhancing business ties between the Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP), we are able to present to private sector, government institutions and traditional authorities you concrete investment agribusiness investment opportunities in the SADA zone, particularly in mobilizing local and foreign in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NSEZ) of Ghana. direct investment across the SADA Zone towards creating shared prosperity for the people. The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) is an independent agency established by an Act of Parliament That is the spirit behind the investment opportunities for coordinating a comprehensive development agenda for presented in this booklet; to present a basis for both private the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone in Ghana. The area and public sector investors to begin the process of realizing their comprises the three Northern regions of Ghana namely, Upper investment dreams. East, Upper West and the Northern Region, and stretches to include districts contiguous to the Northern region that are SADA as an authority stands ready to support every investor; located North of Brong-Ahafo and north of the Volta region. to work with other state organizations to navigate the necessary The SADA Zone occupies about 40% of Ghana’s land area and regulatory processes to be able to realize their vision of investing 30% of the population. in the SADA Zone. Please feel free to contact the SADA office and the Assemblies profiled here for further questions as you The vision of SADA, is to see a transformed Northern begin your investment process. Savannah Ecological Zone; a place of opportunity and free from poverty. SADA aims to achieve this vision through coordination, Thank you and best wishes collaboration and facilitation. SADA’s key values are Sustainability; Professionalism; Integrity & Accountability; Respect for Diversity Charles A. Abugre, CEO & Gender; Impact and; Trust. SADA

SADA programs include Agricultural Modernization; Infrastructure and Irrigation Development; Development of Manufacturing and Industrial Zones; Mining and Natural Resource Development; Urban Modernization; Investment Promotion and; Business Facilitation.

The purpose of SABIF 2015 is to facilitate and promote multi-stakeholder investment policy dialogue and business matchmaking opportunities. The primary objective of the SABIF is to contribute positively to the process of business and investment cooperation and ensure that transactions at the forum are translated into concrete actions by SADA officials and private sector participants.

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Introductory Message by USAID-FInGAP I am very happy to present to you some of the key USAID-FinGAP, managed by CARANA Corporation agribusiness investment opportunities in the Northern Savannah with implementing partner Connexus Corporation, is a five- Ecological Zone of Ghana. Thanks to the collaboration with the year program with the goal of increasing access to finance and Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), USAID- investment in the soy, rice and maize sectors in the North of Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP) is Ghana, and improving ancillary services so that agribusiness firms poised to facilitate significant investment into agribusinesses in can operate at full capacity and expand levels of food security in Ghana. the country. As part of the Feed the Future program, the project contributes to USAID’s overall goal of fostering broad-based, The Northern Savannah Ecological Zone , defined as the area sustained and inclusive economic growth in Ghana. north of the 8th parallel, constituting the regions of Northern, Upper East, Upper West and some parts of Brong Ahafo and USAID-FinGAP addresses a key constraint restricting Volta regions, is Ghana’s “breadbasket”. The Zone is the principal the development of commercial agriculture and obtaining full source of most of the nation’s rice, soy beans, maize, millet, food security in Ghana – access to finance necessary to enable sorghum, yam, tomatoes, cattle, sheep, goats and cotton to investment in agricultural value chains. USAID-FinGAP uses Ghana’s largest markets in the South, to Kumasi the capital of the a comprehensive approach to facilitate agriculture related Ashanti region, and to Accra, Ghana’s capital. Additionally there investment, engaging a broad range of Ghanaian Financial is significant trade between Ghana and its immediate neighbors Institutions (banks, private equity firms, leasing companies, Burkina Faso to its North, Togo to its East, Côte d’Ivoire to its investment funds, insurance, etc.) in providing agriculture West and other West African countries. oriented financing, in partnership with strategic investors and buyers of rice, maize and soy beans in Northern Ghana. USAID- Arable land is abundant in Ghana’s North and is relatively FinGAP also facilitates investment in the agriculture sector in unpopulated compared to the rest of the country. A two-lane Ghana to complement other Government of Ghana (GOG) and highway in relatively good condition and generally uncongested donor programs aimed at expanding commercial agriculture. is the main physical infrastructure supporting North-South trade. Lake Volta, formed after the Akosombo Dam was completed One of the key strategies of USAID-FinGAP is the promotion in 1965, provides hydroelectric power for Ghana, as well as for and realization of Public Private Partnership (PPP) investments neighboring Togo and Benin and is another major transportation in Agribusiness in Ghana as the key means to developing the route from North to South Ghana, providing a waterway for agriculture sector. The investment opportunities presented in this ferries and cargo watercraft which provide good opportunity to booklet have been put together to provide investors looking to enhance water transport to facilitate transportation of goods to invest in Ghana’s agricultural sector the starting point to engage and from northern Ghana. with SADA and the respective districts and USAID-FinGAP.

Tamale, the largest city in Ghana’s North situated near USAID-FinGAP is the clearing house for agribusiness agricultural production areas is developing into a major investment in Ghana. We have a network of financial institutions commercial agricultural center. Its location is ideal for serving and business advisory service providers who can make you realize as an aggregation/warehousing point and transport center your dreams. Come see us and you will find out more. to export routes north into Burkina Faso and other Sahelian countries, as well as south to the major centers of Kumasi and Best Wishes Accra. Tamale is located at the northern edge of Lake Volta, from where it can expedite transportation of agricultural products via Rick Dvorin, Chief of Party two southern routes: to Kumasi down the western side of Lake USAID-FinGAP Volta, and to Accra/Tema on the eastern side of the lake.

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Table of Contents

SADA Business and Investment Forum - March 2015...... 1 Introductory Message by SADA CEO...... 2 Introductory Message by USAID-FInGAP...... 3

Brong Ahafo Region...... 6 KINTAMPO NORTH MUNICIPAL (KiMA)...... 7 KINTAMPO SOUTH DISTRICT...... 8 PRU DISTRICT...... 9 SENE WEST DISTRICT...... 10 TAIN DISTRICT...... 11

Northern Region...... 13 BUNKPURUGU YUNYOO DISTRICT...... 14 CENTRAL GONJA DISTRICT...... 15 CHEREPONI DISTRICT...... 16 EAST GONJA DISTRICT...... 17 EAST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT...... 17 KARAGA DISTRICT...... 18 KPANDAI DISTRICT...... 19 MAMPRUGU MOAGDURI DISTRICT...... 20 MION DISTRICT...... 21 NANUMBA NORTH DISTRICT...... 22 NANUMBA SOUTH DISTRICT...... 23 NORTH GONJA DISTRICT...... 24 SAGNARIGU DISTRICT...... 25 SAVELUGU NANTON MUNICIPAL...... 26 TAMALE METROPOLITAN...... 27 TATALE-SANGULI DISTRICT...... 28 TOLON DISTRICT...... 29 WEST GONJA DISTRICT...... 30 WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT...... 31 YENDI MUNICIPAL...... 32

Upper East Region...... 33 BAWKU MUNICIPAL...... 34 BAWKU WEST DISTRICT...... 35 BINDURI DISTRICT...... 36 BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL...... 37 Bongo District...... 38 BUILSA NORTH DISTRICT...... 39 BUILSA SOUTH DISTRICT...... 41 GARU-TEMPANE DISTRICT...... 42 KASSENA NANKANA MUNICIPAL...... 44 KASSENANANKANA WEST DISTRICT...... 45 NABDAM DISTRICT...... 46 PUSIGA DISTRICT...... 47 TALENSI DISTRICT...... 48

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UPPER WEST REGION...... 50 DAFFIAMA-BUSSIE-ISSA DISTRICT...... 51 JIRAPA DISTRICT...... 52 Lambussie-Karni District...... 53 LAWRA DISTRICT...... 54 NADOWLI-KALEO DISTRICT...... 56 Nandom District...... 57 SISSALA EAST DISTRICT...... 59 SISSALA WEST DISTRICT...... 60 WA EAST DISTRICT...... 61 WA WEST DISTRICT...... 62

Volta Region...... 64 KRACHI EAST...... 65 KRACHI NCHUMURU ...... 66 KRACHI WEST ...... 67 NKWANTA NORTH...... 68 NKWANTA SOUTH DISTRICT...... 70

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Brong Ahafo Region The Brong Ahafo Region was created on 4th April 1959 and covers an area of 39,557 square kilometers and the second largest region in Ghana (16.6%). The region shares boundaries with the Northern Region to the north, the Ashanti and Western Regions to the south, the Volta Region to the east, the Eastern Region to the southeast and Cote d’Ivoire to the west. The region lies in the forest zone and is a major cocoa and timber producing area. The northern part of the region lies in the savannah zone and is a major grain- and tuber-producing region. The region has a population of 1,815,408, indicating an intercensal growth rate of 2.5 per cent over the 1984 population figure. Enumeration covered all the 17,546 localities in the region. Brong Ahafo has 27 administrative districts, with District Chief Executives (DCEs) as the political heads. Five of these districts fall within the SADA Zone, these are Kintampo North, Kintampo South, Sene West, Pru and for about two-thirds of the economically active group in Tain Districts. the region. The most urbanised districts in the region are Sunyani, Berekum and Techiman. Fishing is the second major TOURIST ATTRACTION industry in Sene and Atebubu because of the proximity of Brong Ahafo region has rivers that create beautiful tourist these districts to the Volta Lake. The manufacturing sector attractions as they flow on rocky landscapes. The Pumpum also employs a significant proportion of the workforce River falls 70 metres down some beautiful rocky steps to in the region. Several small-scale businesses engage in form the Kintampo Falls, as it continues its journey towards manufacturing of garments, leather products, metal the Black Volta. The Fuller Falls, 7 kilometres west of fabrication and spare parts, carpentry and joinery, are Kintampo, (the centre point of the country), also provides scattered throughout the region. The concentrations are in a scenic beauty as River Oyoko gently flows over a series of Sunyani (the regional capital), Berekum (abounds in wood cascades towards the Black Volta. Another scenic site is the processing establishments) and Kintampo (fabrication of River Tano Pool which houses sacred fish that are jealously farm implements, storage containers, donkey carts etc.), protected by the local community who live along the river where a little over 10 per cent of the workforce is in near Techiman. There is also a pool on the Atweredaa manufacturing. River, which runs through the Techiman market. Other tourist attractions are caves, sanctuaries and groves. The Adapted from www.ghanadistricts.com Buabeng-Fiema Monkey sanctuary, located 22 kilometres north of Nkoranza, covers a forest area of 4.4 square kilometres. It serves as home for black and white colobus and mona monkeys. The forest also provides a natural habitat for different species of butterfly. Buoyem caves, which are hidden in a dry semi-deciduous forest, house a large colony of rosetta fruit bats. The Pinihini Amovi caves are also historic underground caves near Fiema. Also, the Tanoboase Sacred Grove, believed to be the cradle of Brong civilization is a must see.

ECONOMIC POTENTIALS Agriculture and related work is the major occupation in all districts, accounting for 66.4 per cent of the region’s economically active population. It is the main occupation

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KINTAMPO NORTH MUNICIPAL (KiMA) The Kintampo Municipal, one of the twenty seven 27 districts in the Brong Ahafo Region, was created in 1988 by Legislative Instrument 1480 sequel to the Government’s decentralization programme with Kintampo as its capital. It is located between latitudes 8º45’N and 7º45’N and Longitudes 1º20’W and 2°1’E and shares boundaries with five districts in the Country:, namely; Central Gonja District to the North; Bole District to the West; East Gonja District to the North-East (all in the Northern Region); Kintampo South District to the South; and Pru District to the South- East (all in the Brong Ahafo Region). The Municipal Capital, Kintampo, is about 130KM away by road from the regional capital and lies east of the Brong Ahafo Region Capital, Sunyani.

HIGH QUALITY CASSAVA FLOUR (HQCF) 1 PRODUCTION The High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) production is about setting up Cassava Nucleus Out-grower Farming Scheme: to feed 2,400 Mt per HQCF Production Facility. 370 smallholder farmers will be involved to produce about 4,500 Mt of cassava root value at GHS393,000.00 per year. The HQCF Project is expected to create about 50,000 man days on-farm jobs per year andemployee 15 permanent factory staff. The project will produce 2,400 Mt of HQCF value at GHS3, 840,000.00 per annum.

FRUIT (MANGO AND PINEAPPLE) CONCENTRATE PROCESSING 2 Fruit Processing is about setting up of 1,000 Ha Mango and 1,000 Ha Pineapple Nucleus Out-grower Scheme to feed 9,600 Mt Fruit Concentrate Factory in Kintampo Township. The Scheme will engage over 1,700 fruit producing farmers. The project is expected to produce 8,000 Mt of fruit concentrate value at GHS 25,000,000.00 per annum.

MAIZE GRAIN AND CORN FLAKES PROCESSING 3 The Maize Project is to aggregate, clean, dry and store maize from smallholder farmers.3,000 Mt of maize value at GHS 2,550,000.00 will be collected from 1,500 smallholder farmers. The said maize will be sold to identify high value and high volume buyers in the short term. In the medium to long term some of the maize will be process into corn flakes. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Government and donor projects such as RTIMP/Global Environmental Facility, World Vision and West Africa Agriculture Productivity Project (WAAPP) have and are supporting cassava production and processing in the Kintampo zone. ÞÞ Export Trade Agriculture and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF), former British American Tobacco Leaf Department and ADRA have helped to establish over 3,000 acres of mango plantations in the Kintampo zone that will serve as sources of fruits/raw material to feed the fruit concentrate factory. ÞÞ NRGP through ACDEP, World Vision Int., Concern Universal with Opportunity International Savings and Loans, SADA and Masara N’Ariziki have and are organizing and supporting farmer groups numbering over 1500 to produce maize in Kintampo Municipality. ÞÞ Sustenance Agro Ventures (SAVE) in partnership with SKY-3 Farm have acquired the 50-acre former British American Tobacco’s Agribusiness Centre and are developing it into Multipurpose (Fruits-mango & pineapple; Grains-maize & rice and Roots & Tubers-cassava and yam) one-stop SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre Complex in Kintampo Municipality. ÞÞ The Agribusiness Centre currently has 2,000 square metres warehouse capable of storing 3,000 metric tons of grains. The Agribusiness Centre aggregate over 1,000 metric tons of mango fruits from smallholder farmers for Blue Skies and ITFC worth about GHS1, 000,000.00 per annum. The Centre has tractors that provide services to small-scale farmers in the Municipality and is starting dry mango processing with support of about 300,000 Euros from the Netherlands government this year 2015. ÞÞ The Municipal Assembly plans to work with SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre to develop the fruits, grains and root & tuber value chains in the Municipality as industrial/agro-processing chains. Investment Required ›› HQCF requires about GHS 4,500.000.00 establishing 1 ton/hr plant with 500 ha cassava farms to feed the plant. ›› One requires about GHS 2,500,000.00 to operate 2 tons per hour of fruits concentrate plant in KiMA. ›› To complete the Maize Corn Flake project requires about GHS 1,700, 00.00 to accomplish. Contacts George Owusu, Municipal Planning Officer, 0209696248, [email protected] Kwasi Etu-Bonde, SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre, 020-8151375, 026-8151375 and 050-1390560, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

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KINTAMPO NORTH KINTAMPO SOUTH DISTRICT MUNICIPAL (KiMA) The Kintampo South District is one of the twenty-seven (27) districts within the The Kintampo Municipal, one of the twenty seven 27 districts in the Brong Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It was created by Legislative Instrument (LI) 1781 Ahafo Region, was created in 1988 by Legislative Instrument 1480 sequel to the and was duly inaugurated on 24th August, 2004. The District lies within longitudes Government’s decentralization programme with Kintampo as its capital. It is located 10 20’ West and 2010’ West and latitude 80 15’ North and 70 45’ North. It shares between latitudes 8º45’N and 7º45’N and Longitudes 1º20’W and 2°1’E and boundaries with Kintampo North District to the North, to the South by Nkoranza, shares boundaries with five districts in the Country:, namely; Central Gonja District Techiman North and South Districts, to the East by Atebubu and Pru Districts and to the North; Bole District to the West; East Gonja District to the North-East (all to the West by Wenchi District. The district covers an area of about 1,513.34 km2 in the Northern Region); Kintampo South District to the South; and Pru District to representing approximately 3.8% and 0.6 % of the surface area of Brong Ahafo the South- East (all in the Brong Ahafo Region). The Municipal Capital, Kintampo, Region.and Ghana respectively and comprises about 122 settlements. is about 130KM away by road from the regional capital and lies east of the Brong Jema is the District Capital and has an estimated population of about 7,933 while Ahafo Region Capital, Sunyani. the total District population stands at 88,806. The District has huge potential in the areas of Tourism and Agriculture. There are vast fertile lands for the production of both food and cash crops. Some of the cash crops cultivated in the District include HIGH QUALITY CASSAVA FLOUR (HQCF) cashew, mango and ginger. Huge undeveloped tourist sites abound in the District 1 PRODUCTION and include waterfalls and caves. The High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) production is about setting up Cassava Nucleus Out-grower Farming Scheme: to feed 2,400 Mt per HQCF Production Facility. 370 smallholder farmers will be involved to produce about 4,500 Mt of cassava root value at GHS393,000.00 per year. The HQCF Project is expected to create about 50,000 man days on-farm jobs per year andemployee 15 permanent factory staff. The project will produce 2,400 Mt of HQCF value at GHS3, 840,000.00 per annum. GARI PROCESSING 1 The Gari processing industry is a promising area that holds the potential of providing jobs, increase household incomes and ultimately reducing poverty levels in the district. The district has a huge potential (vast fertile land) for the production of cassava a raw material for the production of FRUIT (MANGO AND PINEAPPLE) CONCENTRATE PROCESSING gari. The district produces about 60,000-75,000 metric tons of cassava per annum. 2 Fruit Processing is about setting up of 1,000 Ha Mango and 1,000 Ha Pineapple Nucleus Out-grower Scheme to feed 9,600 Mt Fruit The Assembly has established three (3) modern Gari processing factories at Ntankro, Apesika and Abodwom.with a combined production capacity Concentrate Factory in Kintampo Township. The Scheme will engage over 1,700 fruit producing farmers. The project is expected to produce 8,000 of 200 metric tons per day and have created 800 jobs for both cassava farmers and gari producers. Over 200 women are currently engaged in Mt of fruit concentrate value at GHS 25,000,000.00 per annum. the production and sale of gari in the three areas. About 1,200 women in the district are engaged in one form of gari processing or the other on individual basis employing primitive and outmoded technology (primitive cassava mills and smoke producing oven fryers) in production. As part of measures to create employment and introduce modern technology in the production of gari, MAIZE GRAIN AND CORN FLAKES PROCESSING The Maize Project is to aggregate, clean, dry and store maize from smallholder farmers.3,000 Mt of maize value at GHS 2,550,000.00 will be Supporting Initiatives 3 ÞÞ Rural Enterprises Proramme (REP): The Agro-processing component of the REP seeks to build the capacities of people and groups on technology collected from 1,500 smallholder farmers. The said maize will be sold to identify high value and high volume buyers in the short term. In the medium improvement (chimney system, mechanical pressing) in the processing of gari. District Assembly. The district has planned to put up three (3) to long term some of the maize will be process into corn flakes. additional gari processing factories by the end of 2017. ÞÞ Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Programme: The RTIMP supervised by department of Agriculture has been distributing improved Supporting Initiatives cassava variety (bankyehemaa) to farmers to increase yields. ÞÞ Government and donor projects such as RTIMP/Global Environmental Facility, World Vision and West Africa Agriculture Productivity Project (WAAPP) have and are supporting cassava production and processing in the Kintampo zone. Investment required ÞÞ Export Trade Agriculture and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF), former British American Tobacco Leaf Department and ADRA have ›› It will require an amount of GHS300, 000-GHc500, 000 to increase production of cassava and scale-up the project to benefit 5,600 cassava helped to establish over 3,000 acres of mango plantations in the Kintampo zone that will serve as sources of fruits/raw material to feed the fruit farmers and all those along the value chain. concentrate factory. ›› The Assembly is committing GHS200,000 towards the project through the construction of three (3) additional gari processing factories ÞÞ NRGP through ACDEP, World Vision Int., Concern Universal with Opportunity International Savings and Loans, SADA and Masara N’Ariziki ›› The Assembly is making available land/site for the project have and are organizing and supporting farmer groups numbering over 1500 to produce maize in Kintampo Municipality. ÞÞ Sustenance Agro Ventures (SAVE) in partnership with SKY-3 Farm have acquired the 50-acre former British American Tobacco’s Agribusiness Centre and are developing it into Multipurpose (Fruits-mango & pineapple; Grains-maize & rice and Roots & Tubers-cassava and yam) one-stop GINGER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre Complex in Kintampo Municipality. The Kintampo South District is noted for the production of Ginger in the Brong Ahafo Region. Areas noted for ginger production include ÞÞ The Agribusiness Centre currently has 2,000 square metres warehouse capable of storing 3,000 metric tons of grains. The Agribusiness Centre 2 Krabonso, Ampoma, Anyima, Agyina and Jema. The district produces about 7,000 metric tons of ginger annually. There is a huge demand for the aggregate over 1,000 metric tons of mango fruits from smallholder farmers for Blue Skies and ITFC worth about GHS1, 000,000.00 per annum. commodity for both industrial and domestic uses. Industry uses the ginger as additive in the production of candies, soft drinks and alcohol and so The Centre has tractors that provide services to small-scale farmers in the Municipality and is starting dry mango processing with support of on. It also an ancient spice with huge medicinal properties. It can be processed into powder or liquid and properly packaged for both domestic about 300,000 Euros from the Netherlands government this year 2015. and export markets. The produce is currently sold in its raw form to agents and buyers from Techiman, Kintampo, Kumasi, Accra and parts of the ÞÞ The Municipal Assembly plans to work with SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre to develop the fruits, grains and root & tuber value chains in the sub-region. The areas of investment focus include the provision of Ginger Milling, solar drying ovens and packing /labeling machines to develop the Municipality as industrial/agro-processing chains. project. Investment Required ›› HQCF requires about GHS 4,500.000.00 establishing 1 ton/hr plant with 500 ha cassava farms to feed the plant. Supporting Initiatives ›› One requires about GHS 2,500,000.00 to operate 2 tons per hour of fruits concentrate plant in KiMA. ÞÞ District Assembly ›› To complete the Maize Corn Flake project requires about GHS 1,700, 00.00 to accomplish. ÞÞ The Assembly has planned to construct a Ginger market at Krabonso to create a one-stop shop for the marketing of ginger and ginger products in the district. Contacts Investment Required George Owusu, Municipal Planning Officer, 0209696248, [email protected] ›› It will cost an amount of GHS 200,000 to support ginger farmers to increase production, build capacities and to procure Ginger Millers, Solar Kwasi Etu-Bonde, SKY-3 Agribusiness Centre, 020-8151375, 026-8151375 and 050-1390560, [email protected] drying ovens and packaging and labeling machines Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] ›› The Assembly will commit GHS50,000 towards the construction of Ginger market ›› Land/site for the project will be provided

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PRU DISTRICT The Pru District is one of the twenty-two (22) districts of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana created in 2004. Its capital is Yeji.

ESTABLISHMENT OF MANGO 1 PROCESSING FACTORY The District in partnership with Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) have planted about 250Ha of mango plantations for which the District is soliciting support in the processing of these mangoes. This Factory if established could create over 1,000 jobs in the District. The District is initiating the acquisition of land for the establishment of a mango processing Factory. The District has contacted Ghana Investment Promotion Center to carry out feasibility studies and how much investment is needed for the factory

CAGE FISH CULTURE 2 Cage fish culture involves the cultivation or rearing of fish in a controlled environment (cages of various sizes) with inputs of energy (food). The District has released GHS 15,000.00 to the fisheries department for a start. There are plans for the establishment of fish hatcheries in the District.

REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION DAMS AT ABEASE AND ADJANTRIWA 3 Two Dams with irrigation facilities are needed to boost food production and increase income levels within the district. The District in collaboration with Ghana Social Opportunities Project has constructed two Dams in two communities (Abease and Adjantriwa). By estimation, the 2 Dams will GHS1,200,000.00

Contacts Mr. Charles K. Abonkrah, District Planning Officer, 0243934539/0263332440 [email protected] Mr. Dominic Ayemiga, Assistant Development Planning Officer, 0246650758/0504610600 [email protected] George Owusu, Municipal Planning Officer, 0209696248 - [email protected] Kwasi Etu-Bondeof SKY-3, Agribusiness Centre, 020-8151375, 026-8151375 and 050-1390560 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

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CONCENTRATED MANGO JUICE PRODUCTION 3 The district is endowed with vast fertile lands that are suitable for mango plantation. Mango is an emerging cash crop that is gaining root in the SENE WEST DISTRICT district and impacting positively on the lives of farmers. Currently about 320 farmers are engaged of which 62 are women producing about 4000 The Sene West District was created out of the then Atebubu-Amantin Municipal in metric tons per year. The fruit is sold in its raw state to juice producing companies in Accra and other places. Adding value to the fruit at the district 1988 by L.I. 1488. It is one of the twenty two (27) districts in Brong Ahafo Region of level will create a lot of job opportunities and open up the district economy. This project looks at the value chain development by securing the Ghana. The district lies within Longitudes 0o 15’E and 0o 15’W, and Latitudes 7o N necessary investments and partnerships to set up a plant that produces concentrated mango juice for both local and foreign markets. It also looks at and 8o 30’N. The land size could be seen as a resource potential for development. the processing of fresh mango into dried mango, mango powder and canned sliced mango properly packaged for the market. The administrative capital is Kwame Danso. It shares boundaries with the Volta Lake Supporting Initiatives and East Gonja District to the north, Volta Lake, Krachi and Jasikan districts in the ÞÞ World Vision International has distributed improved variety (mango) seedlings to mango farmers in the district. Volta Region to the east and southeast, Kwahu North and Sekyere East Districts to the south and southwest, and Atebubu-Amantin District to the west. The district Investment Required has a population of 57,734 and farming population of 8,771(2010 Population and ›› An amount of GHS500,000.00 is needed to provide support for mango farmers and the acquisition of equipment for the project Housing Census) with 10,936 and 8,341 farming households (80%). Annual rainfall ›› The Assembly will commit GHS50,000.00 towards the project is between 900mm-1200mm and vegetation is guinea savanna woodland. The ›› Land/site for the project will be provided climate is wet semi-equatorial/tropical continental climate and cropping is bi-modal. The land mass is 4, 293,22 sq km. The economic opportunities exist in the district Contacts for the production of maize, rice, mango, aquaculture, soya and cashew. Hon. Kojo Nyame Datiakwa, District Chief Executive, [email protected] Baba Iddi, District Co-ordinating Director, [email protected] Samuel A. Abisgo, District Planning Officer, [email protected] SOYA PRODUCTION 1 The proposed project is an investment in large scale soy bean production in the district. The District has suitable climate, fertile soil, and available arable land for this investment. Moreover, there is available market and good rainfall (1000-1200 mm per annum) for cultivating soy. Also there is increasing demand/market for soy. Soy is increasingly being used as food and contributes to improvement in nutrition of children/women. Soy is also used for livestock feed. PRU DISTRICT The Pru District is one of the twenty-two (22) districts of the Brong Ahafo Region of RICE PRODUCTION AND WAREHOUSING Ghana created in 2004. Its capital is Yeji. 2 About 29,884.8ha and 28, 457.5ha of rice and maize respectively are produced in the Sene West District per annum. The project proposes to cultivate rice and maize in the valleys/clay soils of Sene West District. Additionally, a warehouse to provide storage for rice and maize will contribute to improved household incomes as well as nutrition. ESTABLISHMENT OF MANGO PROCESSING FACTORY MANGO PRODUCTION 1 Mango is one of the major cash crops produced in the Sene West District. The proposed project will promote large scale production of The District in partnership with Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) 3 mangoes for both local and export markets. have planted about 250Ha of mango plantations for which the District is soliciting support in the processing of these mangoes. This Factory if established could create over 1,000 jobs in the District. The District is Supporting Initiatives initiating the acquisition of land for the establishment of a mango processing ÞÞ The following organizations have been supporting soya, rice and mango production in Sene West District: Northern Rural Growth Programme Factory. The District has contacted Ghana Investment Promotion Center (NRGP), Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), Association of Church-based Development NGO’s (ACDEP), WAAPP, Roots and Tuber to carry out feasibility studies and how much investment is needed for the Improvement Project (RTIMP/RTIP), Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) and Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project factory (GCAP) (yet to start) and SADA. GSOP has established 125 acres of mango plantations in the district. Investment Required CAGE FISH CULTURE ›› The investment required for the production of rice, soya, maize and mango is about GHS10,000,000.00. ›› That of the warehouse will have to be done by an engineer/consultant or quantity surveyor. There exist an abandoned big rice mill ware house 2 Cage fish culture involves the cultivation or rearing of fish in a controlled environment (cages of various sizes) with inputs of energy (food). since 1965 in the district that can be renovated The District has released GHS 15,000.00 to the fisheries department for a start. There are plans for the establishment of fish hatcheries in the District. Contacts Hon. Addai Fofie Moses, DCE, sgg 0206830552 REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATION DAMS AT ABEASE AND ADJANTRIWA Francis Dwira Darkoh, DCD, 0249014180 3 Two Dams with irrigation facilities are needed to boost food production and increase income levels within the district. The District in Samuel Y. Apiiga, DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF AGRIC, 0242815244, [email protected] collaboration with Ghana Social Opportunities Project has constructed two Dams in two communities (Abease and Adjantriwa). By estimation, the Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] 2 Dams will GHS1,200,000.00

11 Brong Ahafo SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

TAIN DISTRICT The Tain District is one of the newly created Districts in June 2004, in the Brong Ahafo Region. It is situated at the North West of Sunyani (Regional Capital). It lies within latitudes 7 ½ and 8o 45` North and longitudes 2o 52` West and 0o 28` East. In terms of land area, Tain District covers 2,120 sq kilometres. The district shared common boundaries with Wenchi District to the East, Jaman North to the West, Sunyani West to the South and Berekum District to the South West. It is also bounded by the Banda District to the North.Nsawkaw; the district capital is 18 miles from Wenchi, the capital of Wenchi Municipal Assembly out of which Tain was carved out.

The total population of Tain is 87,994 representing 3.8 percent of the regional population of 2,310,983. There are only five urban settlements and Nsawkaw is the capital of the district. The four urban settlements are Badu, Seikwa, Debibi, and Nsawkaw. The rest of the population may be described as rural with population less than 5,000.

EXISTING INVESTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT Tain District is richly endowed with human and natural resources, particularly tourist attraction sites, mineral deposits and forest. Tain is known for cashew production and there is opportunities large scale plantation of the commodity. With regards to agro-industries, much attention has been given to cassava processing and cashew nut production since majority of the farmers are into cassava and cashew production, however, the three main priority areas that can be considered for investment are construction of Nsawkaw market, construction of cashew processing factory, construction of cassava processing center and installation equipment/ good practising center (gpc)

DEVELOPMENT OF NSAWKAW MARKET 1 The Nsawkaw Market is a type of project planned to be built or constructed in such a way that a number of store rooms and silos would be made readily available for market women to keep their produce especially prior to the market days. Also, some of these stores will be rented to market women on yearly basis which will serve as a source of revenue for the District Assembly, and this type of project will specifically be cited at the District capital. The District Assembly has facilitated for the allocation 30 acres purposely for the construction of a market that will serve the entire District. All the documents covering this piece of land too have been prepared by the Town and Country Planning Unit and are readily available Investment Required ›› An amount of GHS 8 billion will be needed for this project. Out of this amount, the District Assembly has already committed the provision of land with the extension of utilities inclusive as well as the access roads well-constructed. Also, documentations such as Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the District Assembly and the prospective partners or investors.

CONSTRUCTION OF CASHEW PROCESSING FACTORY 2 This project is also planned to be constructed at the District capital which intends to serve all the communities within the District and the adjoining Districts. This project is planned in a very large scale which will be able to absorb or contain most of the raw cashew nuts that will be produced by the District folks and the other neighbouring communities in other Districts such as Banda, Jaman North and South Districts. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly will provide land for the project ÞÞ National Board for Small Scale Industries have conducted feasibility studies on the project. ÞÞ The Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) will provide training in technical and managerial skills in small and medium scale enterprises. Investment Required ›› An amount of GHS 5 billion will be needed for this project. Out of this amount, the District Assembly is willing to provide land with the extension of utilities inclusive as well as the construction of access roads. Also, documentations such as Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between the District Assembly and the prospective partners or investors which will serve as an evidence for future references and other occurrences. 10 acres of land has been earmarked for the construction of Rural Technology Facility (RTF).

CONSTRUCTION OF CASSAVA PROCESSING CENTER AND INSTALLATION 3 EQUIPMENT/ GOOD PRACTISING CENTER (GPC) This project will be constructed at a vantage area in the District where the communities which are largely engaged in cassava processing are located. It has been established from the database of Business Advisory Centre (BAC) that most of the women and the youth are largely engaged in cassava processing into Gari but their problem is that they travel a long distance capital which intends to serve all the communities within the District and the adjoining Districts. This project is planned in a very large scale which will be before they could access machine for grating. In view of this, there has been the need to construct a GPC that will serve these communities. When this project is implemented, most of the women could go to the center and even process their cassava into finished products (Gari) there to ease work load.

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Supporting Initiatives: TAIN DISTRICT ÞÞ The enrolment of the District onto the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) has largely contributed in the skills training and knowledge in cassava processing and packaging most especially women and the youth. The Tain District is one of the newly created Districts in June 2004, in the Brong ÞÞ The introduction of this same programme also has a component called access to rural finance (ARF) where the office of the BAC facilitates the Ahafo Region. It is situated at the North West of Sunyani (Regional Capital). It lies access of the trained clients to credit facilities such as Rural Enterprises Development Fund, EDAIF Funds and the Matching Grant Fund which is within latitudes 7 ½ and 8o 45` North and longitudes 2o 52` West and 0o 28` specifically into the purchasing of equipment. East. In terms of land area, Tain District covers 2,120 sq kilometres. The district shared common boundaries with Wenchi District to the East, Jaman North to the Investment Required: West, Sunyani West to the South and Berekum District to the South West. It is ›› An amount of GHS 4 billion will be needed for this project. Out of this amount, the District Assembly is willing to provide land with the extension also bounded by the Banda District to the North.Nsawkaw; the district capital is of utilities inclusive as well as the access roads well-constructed. Also, documentations such as Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be 18 miles from Wenchi, the capital of Wenchi Municipal Assembly out of which Tain signed between the District Assembly and the prospective partners or investors which will serve as an evidence for future references and other occurrences. 5 acres of land has been earmarked for the construction of Construction of Cassava Processing Center and Installation Equipment/ was carved out. Good Practising Center (GPC) situated at the South Western part of the District. The total population of Tain is 87,994 representing 3.8 percent of the regional population of 2,310,983. There are only five urban settlements and Nsawkaw is Contacts the capital of the district. The four urban settlements are Badu, Seikwa, Debibi, and Usama Samu, District Planning officer, Tain, 0242787773/ 0208221585 Nsawkaw. The rest of the population may be described as rural with population less Frederick Apraku Amoateng, District Director, Trade and Industry, Tain, 0209732229/ 0260738393 than 5,000. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

13 Brong Ahafo SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

Northern Region The Northern Region, which occupies an area of about 70,383 square kilometres, is the largest region in Ghana in terms of land area. It shares boundaries with the Upper East and the Upper West Regions to the north, the Brong Ahafo and the Volta Regions to the south, and two neighbouring countries, the Republic of Togo to the east, and Cote d’ Ivoire to the west. The land is mostly low lying except in the north-eastern corner with the Gambaga escarpment and along the western corridor. The region is drained by the Black and white Volta and their tributaries, Rivers Nasia, Daka, etc. The region has 26 administrative districts.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS The Mole National Park, in Damango, West Gonja District, is a 4840 square kilometre reserve for animals such as elephants, buffaloes, wild pigs, antelopes, apes, birds and about 400 other species. This park, which is serviced excitement, horsemanship and regal pageantry, at the by Forest Rangers, can best be visited with maximum climax of Naa Damba. The region is the home of the Fugu satisfaction in the dry season. Tamale, Daboya, Sabari, textile, the centres of production being Tamale, Gushiegu Nasia, Mole, Bui, among others, have exotic birds suitable and Yendi. for bird watching for pleasure. The Jaagbo and Malshegu Sacred Groves situated at 30 km from Tamale, consists ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS of about 25 acres of conserved and preserved vegetation Agriculture, hunting, and forestry are the main economic of medicinal herbs and near extinct and mysterious plants activities in the region. Together, they account for the around the Jaagbo fetish where the “mystery tree” with employment of 71.2 per cent of the economically active marks of the hooves of a horse is located. The Malshegu population. The private informal sector absorbed 83.4 per Sacred Grove is at Katalga, about 12 kilometres from cent of the economically active population. The proportion Tamale. The peculiar architecture of round huts with of the population in Agriculture is smallest in the Tamale conical thatched roofs; provide a particular scenic view and municipality. In the other districts, the figure ranges between archaeological sites at Yikpa Bonso, in the West Mamprusi 62.2 per cent in Savelugu-Nanton to 87.2 per cent Zabzugu- District, with relics of the Komas dating back to the 19th Tatale. The industry sector, (Manufacturing), accounts for Century. Other relics of interest in the region are at less than 10.0 per cent of economic activity in all districts Jentilkpe and Kpaesemkpe. except the Tamale municipality (14.4%), Savelugu-Nanton (14.8%), and Yendi (10.2%). There are very limited mining The Larabaga Mosque, which is of Sundanese architectural and quarrying activities in any of the districts. origin, dates back to the 13th Century. The Banda Nkwanta and Malew Mosques were built in the 18thC, imitating Adapted from www.ghanadistricts.com older mosque designs, the Zayaa mosque in Wulugu, is not only of the 20th Century but is peculiar in that it is an uncommon storeyed traditional design of historical and military interest. In Salaga, the wells that provided water for bathing slaves for sale, still stand together with the residences of slave merchants. The mythical stone, which compelled the construction of a road to be diverted because it could not be removed, is still at Larabanga while a mystery tree with the mark of horse hooves turned up and down is in the Jaagbo grove, near Tawak. Another mystery tree is in the Regional Hospital ground in Tamale. The most important traditional festival in the region is the Damba, a relic of Islam, which has lost its religious origin of the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The Damba celebration is also a mix of music, dance,

Northern Region 14 SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

Northern Region BUNKPURUGU YUNYOO The Northern Region, which occupies an area of about DISTRICT The Bunkpurugu Yunyoo District Assembly was carved out from the East Mamprusi 70,383 square kilometres, is the largest region in Ghana in District in 2004, through LI 1748. The district is located to the north-eastern corner terms of land area. It shares boundaries with the Upper East of Northern Region. It shares boundaries with Garu-Tempane district in the Upper and the Upper West Regions to the north, the Brong Ahafo East Region to the North and the Republic of Togo to the east. It is bordered to and the Volta Regions to the south, and two neighbouring the west by East Mamprusi and to the South by Gushegu and Saboba/Chereponi countries, the Republic of Togo to the east, and Cote d’ Districts. The district has an estimated total land size of 1,257.1square kilometres Ivoire to the west. The land is mostly low lying except in the which is 2% of the land size of northern region.Bunkpurugu,is the District capital. north-eastern corner with the Gambaga escarpment and along the western corridor. The region is drained by the ECONOMIC POTENTIALS Black and white Volta and their tributaries, Rivers Nasia, The main occupation of the population in the District is agriculture, but potential also exists for agro-industries such as processing of groundnuts, Daka, etc. The region has 26 administrative districts. pito brewing, shea butter extraction and tobacco making. Crop farming is perceived as the highest source of income for both males and females in all the communities. Trade in non-agricultural produce is the second most important income earning activity of men while women depend on livestock- TOURIST ATTRACTIONS rearing as the next major income-earning activity. The District produces a wide range of food crops. The food crops include cereals such as maize, The Mole National Park, in Damango, West Gonja District, rice, millet, sorghum, legumes like groundnuts, Bambara beans, and soya beans. is a 4840 square kilometre reserve for animals such as elephants, buffaloes, wild pigs, antelopes, apes, birds and TOURISM POTENTIAL The Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District is endowed with a number of tourist sites. Notable among them are: the “African map” which is a stone formation about 400 other species. This park, which is serviced of the African map located in Bunkpurugu town, the Nakpanduri Water-falls, the Nakpanduri scarp (which portrays the beauty and wonder of by Forest Rangers, can best be visited with maximum nature) as well as the Kwame Nkrumah Guest House in Nakpanduri satisfaction in the dry season. Tamale, Daboya, Sabari, Nasia, Mole, Bui, among others, have exotic birds suitable SOY BEANS PROCESSING for bird watching for pleasure. The Jaagbo and Malshegu 1 Soya beans are produced in large quantities within the Bunkpurugu district. This proposed project involves extraction of oil from soya beans Sacred Groves situated at 30 km from Tamale, consists and using the by –product for soya beans cake, animal feed supplements etc. This project if undertaken will not only provide market for majority of about 25 acres of conserved and preserved vegetation farmers within the district but also provide employment for about 30% of the youth. It will also reduce the migration of the youth to the southern of medicinal herbs and near extinct and mysterious plants parts of the country for ‘Kayayee’ around the Jaagbo fetish where the “mystery tree” with marks of the hooves of a horse is located. The Malshegu DRIED MANGO PROCESSING FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTport from the Sacred Grove is at Katalga, about 12 kilometres from 2 district Tamale. The peculiar architecture of round huts with Assorted Mangoes are produced in larger quantities in the district such that, at the peak season a lot of it get rotten due to lack of market for it. The conical thatched roofs; provide a particular scenic view and mango could be processed by drying chips from the fruits into ‘Mango chips ‘that is preserved and packaged and sold at off peak season. This project archaeological sites at Yikpa Bonso, in the West Mamprusi has the potential of employing about 50% of the youth seasonally and will provide income for mango farmers as well as about 40% of women in the district who are engaged in the mango business during peak seasons. District, with relics of the Komas dating back to the 19th Century. Other relics of interest in the region are at Jentilkpe and Kpaesemkpe. CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE 3 This project involves providing storage facilities at major market centres within the Bunkpurugu district. This project like the others will have The Larabaga Mosque, which is of Sundanese architectural value chain effects as well as employment to most farmers and middle men. origin, dates back to the 13th Century. The Banda Nkwanta Supporting Initiatives and Malew Mosques were built in the 18thC, imitating The supporting initiative being provided by the Assembly and Government includes: older mosque designs, the Zayaa mosque in Wulugu, ÞÞ Construction and upgrading of most feeder roads within the district to link market centres to farming communities through GSOP. is not only of the 20th Century but is peculiar in that it ÞÞ Preparation of an Agro-business plan with the assistance of ADVANCE is an uncommon storeyed traditional design of historical ÞÞ Providing rural electrification in most market centres and military interest. In Salaga, the wells that provided ÞÞ Provision of ICT centre for easy access to the world in terms marketing and research ÞÞ Established a Business Advisory Centre to promote industrialization and linkage of SMEs to credit within and outside the district. water for bathing slaves for sale, still stand together with the residences of slave merchants. The mythical stone, Investment Required which compelled the construction of a road to be diverted ›› The investment requirements are in line with requirement for SMEs establisments in Ghana. The District Assembly is committed to providing the security and the necessary enabling environment for any investor to grow. because it could not be removed, is still at Larabanga while a mystery tree with the mark of horse hooves turned up Contacts and down is in the Jaagbo grove, near Tawak. Another James T Moari, DCD, 0200748340 mystery tree is in the Regional Hospital ground in Tamale. Ambrose B. Agborebanoe, DPO, 0209813635/0243883143; [email protected] The most important traditional festival in the region is the Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] Damba, a relic of Islam, which has lost its religious origin of the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The Damba celebration is also a mix of music, dance,

15 Northern Region SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

CENTRAL GONJA DISTRICT The Central Gonja District was established by Local Government Instrument of 2004, LI1750. The District Capital is Buipe which hosts the Offices of the District Assembly. Two rivers, Black and White Volta Rivers, traverse the district and confluencing at Kikale. The Black Volta tangentially passes by the district capital, Buipe and therefore provides good opportunity for fish farmers and mongers.

KEKALE COMMERCIAL FISH FARMING 1 PROJECT Central Gonja District has high potential for the fish farming as it is endowed with two of the largest rivers in the country. The water quality is very appropriate for aquaculture on a large scale. The project proposes to construct a training facility for fish farming in the community. It has however been realized that the huge potential is heavily underutilized due to lack of capital and technical capacity to venture into the field of aquaculture. The floating cage method could be the option in view of the fact that the volume of water could rise during the rainy season. By this, large quantity of fish is enclosed in a relatively small area in the water and nurtured to maturity within a period of six months. With this method, it is possible to harvests twice in a year. The system allows good monitoring and provision of security since not large area is used. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Technical staff from District Department of Agriculture available ÞÞ The key proponent of the project is Ghana Organic Vegetable Producers and Marketing Association. The association has conducted feasibility studies on the project. ÞÞ CSIR will provide technical support for the project ÞÞ The members of the Association have already organized and set the structures for the project to take off Investment Required ›› The cost of the project is estimated to cost GHS4,842,000 and will involve the construction of training center, 30 bed dormitory, staff accomdation and conference hall for the training centre. Fish cages, fingerlings, smoking kilns will also be purchased.

YAPEI AND BUIPE SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION PROJECT 2 The two irrigation projects in the district at Yapei and Buipe were commenced in 2004 but could not be completed due to funding and technical difficulties. The proposed project involves the irrigation of a 100 hactres land in Yapei and 50 hectares land in Buipe using the waters of the White Volta at Yapei to produce maize, rice and vegetables. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ District Department of Agriculture Technical staff will support project implementation ÞÞ CSIR, Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) and Water Resources Commission will provide Specialized Technical backstopping. ÞÞ GIDA has already provided cannels, reservoir, pipes from the river to the reservoir have been done but need to be renovated Investment Required ›› The cost of the project is estimated to be GHS 8,954,000

TRANSFORMATION OF BUIPE MARKET TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3 The Buipe market is the cattle market in the northern sector of Ghana from Ashanti to the Upper Regions and still has the potential to grow as dealers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Togo and Benin have started bringing animals to the market. The proposed project is intended to develop the facilities at the market to realize its full potential. Facilities such as parking lot for vehicles, residential hostels, etc, it could provide lots of income to many people and institutions. Any investment in this direction will certainly yield very high dividends. Besides the fish and cattle traded in the market, yams are abundantly grown in the area and the Buipe market is where everyone brings their produce for sale to other middle persons who also send same to Kumasi and beyond. Yam production has seen consistent growth in the last three years. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ BOST makes use of the Black Volta as it transports Bulk Oil and cement from Tema to Buipe along the River Volta for inland Northern and Upper Regions. This further enhances business activities as that serves as pull for other economic activities ÞÞ Cement is currently being produced in large quantities by Diamond Cement Company, and this has added impetus for growth of any market. The company also makes use of the inland port located close to BOST. ÞÞ Produce buying company (PBC) of Ghana Cocoa Board has established a Shea Processing Company with the support of a Brazilian Shea Butter Processing Company. Processing is underway and this will also add vibrancy to the economic activities of the town and consequently boost marketing of other associated commodities. ÞÞ The Buipe port is fast attracting potential investors as the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has begun processes towards development of fish farms along the river to take advantage of the port facilities. ÞÞ The Debir port located about 60km from Buipe in the east of the district capital is also attracting investor attention ÞÞ GRIDCO/NED has reinforced its existing electricity systems to carry the right amount of power for industrial and commercial establishments.

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ÞÞ To cap it all, the chief of the place, Chief Abdulai Mahama Jinapor II is one person who can at all times instantly release lands of whatever size for any type of development without reservations. CENTRAL GONJA DISTRICT ÞÞ Export Development and Agricultural Investment Fund (EDAIF) support this project to link it to international markets. The Central Gonja District was established by Local Government Instrument of ÞÞ ESOKO is supporting the use of marketing platform 2004, LI1750. The District Capital is Buipe which hosts the Offices of the District ÞÞ Volta Lake Transport to construct landing beaches. Assembly. Two rivers, Black and White Volta Rivers, traverse the district and confluencing at Kikale. The Black Volta tangentially passes by the district capital, Investment Required Buipe and therefore provides good opportunity for fish farmers and mongers. ›› The project is estimated to cost GHS2,850,000 to implement Contacts Mahmud M. Osman, Senior Planning Officer 0208522318 KEKALE COMMERCIAL FISH FARMING Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] 1 PROJECT Central Gonja District has high potential for the fish farming as it is endowed with two of the largest rivers in the country. The water quality is very appropriate for aquaculture on a large scale. The project proposes to construct a training facility for fish farming in the community. It has however been realized that the huge potential is heavily underutilized due to lack of capital and technical capacity to venture into the field of aquaculture. The CHEREPONI DISTRICT floating cage method could be the option in view of the fact that the volume of water could rise during the rainy season. By this, large quantity of fish Chereponi District with its Administrative capital at Chereponi is one of the twenty is enclosed in a relatively small area in the water and nurtured to maturity within a period of six months. With this method, it is possible to harvests six (26) districts in the Northern region of Ghana. It is located between latitudes 10 twice in a year. The system allows good monitoring and provision of security since not large area is used. ° 10 ¹S and 10°N eastwards and longitude 10° 10¹ N and 10° 20¹ S northwards. Supporting Initiatives It shares boundaries with the following Districts; Gushiegu District to the West; Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District to the North, and Saboba district to the south and The ÞÞ Technical staff from District Department of Agriculture available ÞÞ The key proponent of the project is Ghana Organic Vegetable Producers and Marketing Association. The association has conducted feasibility Republic of Togo to the East bordered by the River Oti. The District has a total land studies on the project. area of approximately 1,080 sq. km. ÞÞ CSIR will provide technical support for the project ÞÞ The members of the Association have already organized and set the structures for the project to take off Investment Required CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL BRIDGE AT ›› The cost of the project is estimated to cost GHS4,842,000 and will involve the construction of training center, 30 bed dormitory, staff accomdation 1 WENCHIKI. and conference hall for the training centre. Fish cages, fingerlings, smoking kilns will also be purchased. The construction of a steel bridge at Wenchiki will ease transportation of agriculture produce from Adibo, Naweiku and Tegenga. Every year farm produce of yam, maize, Soya beans, beans, millet among others are unable to YAPEI AND BUIPE SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION PROJECT reach intended markets in time due to the current state of the bridge. 2 The two irrigation projects in the district at Yapei and Buipe were commenced in 2004 but could not be completed due to funding and technical difficulties. The proposed project involves the irrigation of a 100 hactres land in Yapei and 50 hectares land in Buipe using the waters of the White Volta at Yapei to produce maize, rice and vegetables. SOYA BEAN MARKET 2 The creation of a soybean market will promote investment in the production of soybean creating more employable avenues for the people Supporting Initiatives of Chereponi. ÞÞ District Department of Agriculture Technical staff will support project implementation ÞÞ CSIR, Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) and Water Resources Commission will provide Specialized Technical backstopping. ÞÞ GIDA has already provided cannels, reservoir, pipes from the river to the reservoir have been done but need to be renovated CONSTRUCTION OF GRAIN BANKS Investment Required 3 Storage in large quantities is one of the major challenges for most of the farmers in the District. ActionAid has contributed in diverse ways by ›› The cost of the project is estimated to be GHS 8,954,000 Construction Grain Banks in most of the Communities, there is still the need to construct more and larger Grain banks due to its vision of creating a Soybean market in the District. TRANSFORMATION OF BUIPE MARKET TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Supporting Initiatives: 3 The Buipe market is the cattle market in the northern sector of Ghana from Ashanti to the Upper Regions and still has the potential to grow ÞÞ The Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) through Labour Based Intensive Public Works is supporting in diverse ways to see to the as dealers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Togo and Benin have started bringing animals to the market. The proposed project is intended to develop promotion of Agriculture the potentials of the Communities. the facilities at the market to realize its full potential. Facilities such as parking lot for vehicles, residential hostels, etc, it could provide lots of income ÞÞ SEND Ghana FOSTERING project is also into Support of women groups in farming, micro-credit support, ruminants support to Communities to many people and institutions. Any investment in this direction will certainly yield very high dividends. Besides the fish and cattle traded in the and Climate change interventions. market, yams are abundantly grown in the area and the Buipe market is where everyone brings their produce for sale to other middle persons who ÞÞ Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) also into support of women farmers and farmers in general. Small ruminants support, nutritional support also send same to Kumasi and beyond. Yam production has seen consistent growth in the last three years. to the vulnerable groups among others. ÞÞ The Government of Ghana (GoG), GETFUND, District Development Fund(DDF) and District Assembly Common Fund(DACF) are some of Supporting Initiatives the supporting initiatives in the District. ÞÞ BOST makes use of the Black Volta as it transports Bulk Oil and cement from Tema to Buipe along the River Volta for inland Northern and Upper Regions. This further enhances business activities as that serves as pull for other economic activities Investment Required: ›› So in brief the District will require GHS200, 000.00 as investment required for each of the above mention projects above. ÞÞ Cement is currently being produced in large quantities by Diamond Cement Company, and this has added impetus for growth of any market. The company also makes use of the inland port located close to BOST. ÞÞ Produce buying company (PBC) of Ghana Cocoa Board has established a Shea Processing Company with the support of a Brazilian Shea Butter Contacts Processing Company. Processing is underway and this will also add vibrancy to the economic activities of the town and consequently boost Abdul-Aziz Toyibu, District Planning Officer [email protected] marketing of other associated commodities. Saani A. Adua, Agric Officer 0262816352 ÞÞ The Buipe port is fast attracting potential investors as the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has begun processes towards development of Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] fish farms along the river to take advantage of the port facilities. ÞÞ The Debir port located about 60km from Buipe in the east of the district capital is also attracting investor attention ÞÞ GRIDCO/NED has reinforced its existing electricity systems to carry the right amount of power for industrial and commercial establishments.

17 Northern Region SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

EAST GONJA DISTRICT The East Gonja District was created by a legislative instrument (LI 1938) in 2007. It is located at the South-eastern section of the Northern Region of Ghana. The district lies within Latitude 8oN & 9.29oN and, Longitude 0.29E & 1.26oW. It shares boundaries with the Mion District and the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly to the North, Central Gonja District to the West, Nanumba-North, Nanumba-South and Kpandai Districts to the East, and the Brong-Ahafo Region to the South (Figure 1.1). The total land area of the district is 8,340.10 square kilometres, occupying about 11.95 percent of the landmass of the Northern Region making it the largest district in the country.

EXPANSION CASSAVA PROCESSING 1 FACTORY This project will be located in Salaga for processing cassava into products such as flour, cakes, starch, animal feed and other products. This does not only provide an avenue to process a home grown crop but also exported out of the district for income. Supporting Initiative ÞÞ The existence of ultra-modern cassava processing plant with the needed equipment to process high quality cassava products. ÞÞ Root and Tuber implementation project under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has carry out feasibility studies Investment Requirement ›› No cost estimate. The project will involve: organizing farmers in to groups for cassava cultivation; training of farmers; employment of technical staff; construction of storage facilities and; transport for conveying raw materials to the plant

AVAILABILITY OF LARGE TRACKS OF FERTILE VALLEYS FOR RICE AND SUGAR CANE 2 PRODUCTION AS WELL AS WATER BODIES FOR FISHING AND IRRIGATION The project proposes to develop large-scale land for rice and sugar can production. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District has properly acquired and documents all the fertile land field suitable for rice and sugar cane cultivation. ÞÞ MOFA and GCAP have carry out feasibility studies of the Katanga,Chambulugu and Mabuni valley Investment Requirement ›› No cost provided. The project is anticipated to involve reengineering of the rice valleys; establishment of rice processing plan; construction of feeder roads and; construction of storage facilities Contacts Khalid Abubakar Giwah, District Planning Officer 0208255740/0265889724 and [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

EAST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT The East Mamprusi District Assembly was established by Legislative Instrument, 1776 with the capital located at Gambaga. The district shares boundaries with Upper East Region to the North, Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo to the East, Gushiegu and Karaga districts to the South and West Mamprusi to the West. It has a population of 121,009 and covers a land mass of 10,659sq km, representing about 2.4% of the total land mass of the region. The District lies within the interior woodland savannah belt and has Common grass vegetation with trees like dawadawa, baobab, sheanut trees, etc. Grasses grow in tussocks and can reach a height of 3 metres or more. There is marked change in the vegetation depending on the two prevailing climatic condition. During the raining season animals graze on the grasses. The shea nut tree is of great economic value. Women pick the nuts and process it into shea butter

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DRY SEASON FARMING EAST GONJA DISTRICT 1 This project proposes to acquire and develop land for dry season farming, construct dugouts for water supply, provide improved seed, water The East Gonja District was created by a legislative instrument (LI 1938) in 2007. pumping machines and PVC pipes that will go to support cultivation of Water Melon along river banks and streams all year round district wide as It is located at the South-eastern section of the Northern Region of Ghana. The well as cultivation of vegetables (onion, carrot, cabbage, lettuce etc) all year round. district lies within Latitude 8oN & 9.29oN and, Longitude 0.29E & 1.26oW. It shares boundaries with the Mion District and the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly to Investment Required › the North, Central Gonja District to the West, Nanumba-North, Nanumba-South › The estimated cost of this project is GHS 489, 679.20 and the East Mamprusi Districts commits to provide GHS 64, 608.80 and Kpandai Districts to the East, and the Brong-Ahafo Region to the South (Figure 1.1). The total land area of the district is 8,340.10 square kilometres, occupying BEE KEEPING about 11.95 percent of the landmass of the Northern Region making it the largest 2 The project proposes to rear bees in beehives for the production of honey and wags. It is anticipated that this project will provide jobs for district in the country. more than 1500 youth in the district through the supply of fresh honey to the shops and markets in the district and beyond. The project will involve the training of farmers on beekeeping including harvesting of honey and wags; the establishment of apiaries; and support farmers in the acquisition of beehives and bee tools. EXPANSION CASSAVA PROCESSING Investment Required 1 FACTORY ›› The cost of the Bee Keeping Project is GHS 234, 630 and the assembly commits to provide GHS 26,070 towards the project. This project will be located in Salaga for processing cassava into products such as flour, cakes, starch, animal feed and other products. This does not only provide an avenue to process a home grown crop but also exported out of the district for income. FISH FARMING WITH FISH PONDS The project proposes to rear fish in artificial fish ponds to produce tilapia in the district. This will promote the supply of fresh fish for domestic Supporting Initiative 3and industrial use; provision of fish to meet the nutritional requirement of people in the district; generation of income from the sale of fish for ÞÞ The existence of ultra-modern cassava processing plant with the needed equipment to process high quality cassava products. farmers engaged in the fish farming in the district and ; supply of fish for the local market, chop bars and local restaurants. This project will involve ÞÞ Root and Tuber implementation project under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has carry out feasibility studies the training of farmers on rearing and harvesting of fish in fish ponds; construction of fish ponds; facilitation of acquisition of fingerlings. Investment Requirement Investment Required ›› No cost estimate. The project will involve: organizing farmers in to groups for cassava cultivation; training of farmers; employment of technical ›› The estimated cost of the fish farming project is GHS 145,611 and the assembly commits to provide GHS 16, 169 towards the project. staff; construction of storage facilities and; transport for conveying raw materials to the plant Contacts AVAILABILITY OF LARGE TRACKS OF FERTILE VALLEYS FOR RICE AND SUGAR CANE Hon. Adam Imoro (DCE), 0202850144/0540220620, [email protected] 2 PRODUCTION AS WELL AS WATER BODIES FOR FISHING AND IRRIGATION Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] The project proposes to develop large-scale land for rice and sugar can production. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District has properly acquired and documents all the fertile land field suitable for rice and sugar cane cultivation. ÞÞ MOFA and GCAP have carry out feasibility studies of the Katanga,Chambulugu and Mabuni valley Investment Requirement KARAGA DISTRICT ›› No cost provided. The project is anticipated to involve reengineering of the rice valleys; establishment of rice processing plan; construction of Karaga District is one of the 26 districts in the Northern Region The District is feeder roads and; construction of storage facilities located in the North-Eastern Northern Region, roughly between latitudes 9°30’ and 10°30’ North and longitudes 0° and 45’West. Karaga is the administrative capital. Contacts It shares boundaries with four districts in the Northern Region, West Mamprusi District and East Mamprusi District to the North, Savelugu/Nanton Municipal to Khalid Abubakar Giwah, District Planning Officer 0208255740/0265889724 and [email protected] the West and Gushiegu (the mother district) to the east. Karaga the district capital Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] is 24km from Gushegu and 94km from Tamale, the Regional Capital.

RICE PROCESSING FACILITY 1 The project is designed to bring together 1,000 farmers in 100 communities on the production and processing line across the district. EAST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT Farmers need to be assisted to construct structures and installation of The East Mamprusi District Assembly was established by Legislative Instrument, equipment as well as inputs for the take-off of the project. The groups will 1776 with the capital located at Gambaga. The district shares boundaries with be linked to institutions for marketing of the products. Upper East Region to the North, Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo to the East, Gushiegu and Karaga districts to the South and West Mamprusi to the West. It has a population Investment Required of 121,009 and covers a land mass of 10,659sq km, representing about 2.4% ›› The total investment for the rice processing facility is GHS 645,000. of the total land mass of the region. The District lies within the interior woodland savannah belt and has Common grass vegetation with trees like dawadawa, baobab, sheanut trees, etc. Grasses grow in tussocks and can reach a height of 3 metres EXPANSION OF KARAGA DAM (SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION) or more. There is marked change in the vegetation depending on the two prevailing 2 The project is designed to bring together 800 people under Karaga community on the cultivation of vegetables. Farmers need to be assisted climatic condition. During the raining season animals graze on the grasses. The shea in the form of farm inputs for smooth take off of the project. Farmers will be formed into special focus groups linked to institutions for marketing nut tree is of great economic value. Women pick the nuts and process it into shea of the products. butter Investment Required ›› The total cost of the project is GHS 935,000.00

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PROPOSAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GUINEA FOWLS 3 The project is designed to help improve and increase the production of Guinea Fowls in the district by bringing together 500 people under 50 communities on the production line across the district. Farmers need to be assisted to construct housing and also be provided with inputs for the take-off of the project. Farmers will be formed into 34 special focus groups. On the guinea fowl each group will be given 500 starter birds. Groups will be linked to institutions for marketing of the products. Investment Required ›› Total cost of implementing the project is GHS 550,500.00 Contacts Mahmud M. Osman, Senior Planning Officer Phone: 0208522318 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

KPANDAI DISTRICT Kpandai district was curved out of the East Gonja district on 29th of February 2008. by an Act of Parliament through a Legislative Instrument and is the highest Administrative and Political authority within its sphere of influence and jurisdiction . The President by an Executive Instrument (E.I) created 27 new Districts, 4 Municipalities, Upgraded 26 existing Districts and 2 existing Municipalities. All the inaugurated and confirmed MMDAs established are operational with immediate effect from the day they were inaugurated .It has kpandai as its administrative capital. The district shares boundaries with East Gonja to the west, Nanumba South to the north, Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South to the East and Krachi West to the south. Kpandai,is the administrative capital.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL 1 MECHANIZATION SERVICES CENTER (AMSEC) The project proposes to provide mechanization services to farmers in the district. Tractor – farmer ratio in the district stands at 1:1,200 and during the peak of the major season many farmers chase fewer tractors in the district to provide them with tractor services and at the end many farmers are most likely to resort to manual land preparation activities. The inadequate tractors in the district also allow the tractor operators and owners to charge exorbitant prices. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ A proposed land has been earmarked for the project in the district by the Kpandai District Assembly. ÞÞ Five (5) farmer based organizations (FBOs) have applied to MOFA Tractor Subsidy Programme to purchase five tractors each and establish mechanization centers to offer tractor services to their members and the public. Unfortunately, none was successful. ÞÞ Kpandai District Assembly also applied for the same programme but was also unsuccessful. ÞÞ The district relies on the services of other tractors from neighbouring districts as a remedial action. Investment Required ›› Ten Brand New Massey Ferguson Tractors and Accessories will cost GHS120,000.00. The Kpandai District Assembly investment to the proposed project will be GHS150,000.00

REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING IRRIGATION FACILITIES 2 The project proposes to develop two dams at Nkanchina and Kumidi. The two irrigation dams were built with tank system of water delivery to the irrigable area using gravity pipes. In this project, we are proposing to upgrade the facilities by building rectangular canals as the main water conveyance structures because almost all the tanks are leaking and some have even collapsed. Many farmers also complained that the work is difficult because the tanks are far apart (100m in between tanks). The number of farmers presently benefitting from the facilities is sixty-five; 33 males and 32 females respectively. The project is expected to employ 230 women and 320 men during the construction phase. The irrigable areas will also be leveled and zoned (demarcated) into half acre plots so as to reach out to many farmers in the catchment area as possible. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) offers to rehabilitate the two existing dams excluding the irrigation infrastructures from February – June, 2015. ÞÞ Water Users Association (WUA) in Kumidi bought old motor bike tubes to tie or mend some holes in the main pipe line.

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PROPOSAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GUINEA FOWLS Investment Required › The project is designed to help improve and increase the production of Guinea Fowls in the district by bringing together 500 people under 50 › The total cost of this project is GHS 446, 000. Kpandai district assembly will take up the cost of completing the farmers’ service center at Ekumidi 3 worth GHS150,000. communities on the production line across the district. Farmers need to be assisted to construct housing and also be provided with inputs for the take-off of the project. Farmers will be formed into 34 special focus groups. On the guinea fowl each group will be given 500 starter birds. Groups will be linked to institutions for marketing of the products. ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL YAM MARKETS WITH MODERN AGGREGATION CENTERS Investment Required 3 The project seeks among other things to promote and establish local yam market with an overriding aim of creating income. The project will also help traders eventually to apply for and handle credit in the financial institutions to expand their businesses. Consumers will also be given the ›› Total cost of implementing the project is GHS 550,500.00 first priority in the market value chain. The project will equip the aggregation centers with modern cold storage facilities to increase the shelf-lives of the stored tubers. The project is expected to offer opportunities to about 245 women mostly traders to manage the centers (yam sheds) and to Contacts also sell yams to the public / consumers. There will be ready and available markets for yam in many communities in the district and as a result many Mahmud M. Osman, Senior Planning Officer Phone: 0208522318 farmers eventually will increase their yam productions. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ A feasibility studies have been conducted in the selected communities by Kpandai District Assembly and Department of Agriculture in the district. ÞÞ A proposed site for construction of the yam market centers were also earmarked in the communities by Kpandai District Assembly and Department of Agriculture. ÞÞ The selected communities were also sensitized by Kpandai District Assembly and Department of Agriculture. ÞÞ A number of proposals on the above project had also been written to number of donor agencies. KPANDAI DISTRICT Kpandai district was curved out of the East Gonja district on 29th of February Investment Required ›› The total cost for the establishment of a yam market with modern aggregation centre is GHS959, 342.05. Kpandai District Assembly will take up 2008. by an Act of Parliament through a Legislative Instrument and is the highest the cost of procuring land for the local yam market. Administrative and Political authority within its sphere of influence and jurisdiction . The President by an Executive Instrument (E.I) created 27 new Districts, 4 Contacts Municipalities, Upgraded 26 existing Districts and 2 existing Municipalities. All the inaugurated and confirmed MMDAs established are operational with immediate Hon Jasper Jatoh Moyin, District Chief Executive 0209151265 effect from the day they were inaugurated .It has kpandai as its administrative Ahmed Mohammed Adam, Head, Department of Agriculture 0200921864 [email protected] capital. The district shares boundaries with East Gonja to the west, Nanumba South Samuel Owusu Boateng, District Coordinating Director, 0208229951 to the north, Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South to the East and Krachi West to Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] the south. Kpandai,is the administrative capital.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL 1 MECHANIZATION SERVICES CENTER MAMPRUGU MOAGDURI (AMSEC) The project proposes to provide mechanization services to farmers in the district. Tractor – farmer ratio in the district stands at 1:1,200 and during DISTRICT the peak of the major season many farmers chase fewer tractors in the district to provide them with tractor services and at the end many farmers Mamprugo Moaduri District with its capital Yagaba was carved from West are most likely to resort to manual land preparation activities. The inadequate tractors in the district also allow the tractor operators and owners Mamprusi and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year to charge exorbitant prices. 2012. The district shares boundaries with Builsa District in the Upper East Region to the North , North Gonja District and Kumbungu district to the South, Sissala East Supporting Initiatives and Wa East to the West and to the East with West Gonja. ÞÞ A proposed land has been earmarked for the project in the district by the Kpandai District Assembly. ÞÞ Five (5) farmer based organizations (FBOs) have applied to MOFA Tractor Subsidy Programme to purchase five tractors each and establish mechanization centers to offer tractor services to their members and the public. Unfortunately, none was successful. ÞÞ Kpandai District Assembly also applied for the same programme but was also unsuccessful. ESTABLISHMENT OF A WAREHOUSE ÞÞ The district relies on the services of other tractors from neighbouring districts as a remedial action. 1 A warehouse with a capacity of housing between 12000 to 15000 bags of various crops aims at benefitting an estimated number of 600 to 750 small Investment Required holder farmers in the district. ›› Ten Brand New Massey Ferguson Tractors and Accessories will cost GHS120,000.00. The Kpandai District Assembly investment to the proposed project will be GHS150,000.00 Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ SADA MVP support selected communities in the food value chain REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF THE EXISTING IRRIGATION FACILITIES ÞÞ Presence of the District Assembly to provide land and other managerial support 2 The project proposes to develop two dams at Nkanchina and Kumidi. The two irrigation dams were built with tank system of water delivery Investment Required to the irrigable area using gravity pipes. In this project, we are proposing to upgrade the facilities by building rectangular canals as the main water ›› Estimated amount: GHS623,000 conveyance structures because almost all the tanks are leaking and some have even collapsed. Many farmers also complained that the work is difficult ›› Assembly to make available Acre of land for the project because the tanks are far apart (100m in between tanks). The number of farmers presently benefitting from the facilities is sixty-five; 33 males and ›› Assembly to bear 10% of project cost 32 females respectively. The project is expected to employ 230 women and 320 men during the construction phase. The irrigable areas will also be leveled and zoned (demarcated) into half acre plots so as to reach out to many farmers in the catchment area as possible. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRIC PROCESSING CENTRE FOR THE PROCESSING OF Supporting Initiatives 2 VARIETY OF FOOD CROPS ÞÞ Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) offers to rehabilitate the two existing dams excluding the irrigation infrastructures from February – A processing centre with the aim of processing agro products such as maize, rice, groundnuts, shea and other food crops. Project will require corn June, 2015. and rice milling machines as well as shea processing machines. Project is estimated to benefit a total number of 20 women groups in the district ÞÞ Water Users Association (WUA) in Kumidi bought old motor bike tubes to tie or mend some holes in the main pipe line. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ SADA MVP support selected communities in the food value chain

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ÞÞ The presence of ADVANCE in the district ÞÞ Presence of the District Assembly to provide land and other managerial support Investment Required ›› Estimated total amount for structure and machinery GHS 250,000 ›› Assembly to make land available ›› Assembly to bear 10% of project cost

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRIC MECHANIZATION CENTER 3 The proposed project will be a mechanization center with tractors and accessories for agricultural purposes (ploughing, harrowing etc). The center will also be handy for repairs and maintenance of machinery and tools. Between 200 and 500 young people are expected to be trained in the proper handling of machinery and equipment. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The Assembly is committed to this project and will provide the needed assistance to get it done. Investment Required ›› An estimated total amount for structure, 10 number tractors and other equipment’s GHS 1,800,000 Contacts District Chief Executive, 0209384708 District Coordinating Director, 0209734192 District Development Planning Officer, 0203550314, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

MION DISTRICT Mion District with its capital Sang was carved from Yendi. The district shares boundaries with yendi municipal to the East, Karaga district to the north, East Gonja to the south and Tamale metropolitan to the west.

SHEANUT PRODUCTION 2 This is a project the district has started through its Business Advisory Centre. It is geared toward the modernisation and expansion of Sheanut production through the introduction of new and better ways of growing shea trees as well as more efficient methods of harvesting the sheanuts. A lot of cottage industries in the district depend upon Sheanuts to thrive due to the diverse number of goods that can be derived from the sheanut including sheanut oil, shea butter and soap. It is a major source of employment for most women in the district as they are the ones who are involved in this business. The Business Advisory Center of the Assembly has already carried out several training workshops and seminars for the major

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ÞÞ The presence of ADVANCE in the district stakeholders (numbering over 80) of this lucrative agribusiness venture with the aim of helping increase their production capacity and imparting ÞÞ Presence of the District Assembly to provide land and other managerial support techniques to raise the level of quality of their harvested sheanuts and other products so they can get premium price on the market. Investment Required Supporting Initiatives ›› Estimated total amount for structure and machinery GHS 250,000 ÞÞ The Government of Ghana through the Rural Enterprises Program has assisted the Business Advisory center to undertake training workshops for ›› Assembly to make land available Sheanut farmers. They were trained by experts on how to nurture the shea trees and the optimum harvesting and processing methods. ›› Assembly to bear 10% of project cost ÞÞ The BAC has also identified and collated data on those involved in this business made up of mainly women. ÞÞ Some NGOs who aim at livelihood empowerment are also helping in this regard. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRIC MECHANIZATION CENTER Investment Required 3 The proposed project will be a mechanization center with tractors and accessories for agricultural purposes (ploughing, harrowing etc). The ›› The estimated cost of undertaking this project is eighty five thousand Ghana cedis ( GHS 85,000) center will also be handy for repairs and maintenance of machinery and tools. Between 200 and 500 young people are expected to be trained in the ›› It will encompass the whole process from training to provision of basic machinery for processing. The projet is targeting 100 women who are proper handling of machinery and equipment. already engaged in Sheanut production. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The Assembly is committed to this project and will provide the needed assistance to get it done. RENOVATION OF AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE IN SANG The renovation of the Agricultural warehouse is of tremendous importance to the district. One of the persistent nagging problems that Investment Required 3farmers in the district face annually is storage of farm produce mainly cereals and tubers. The problem of inadequate storage facilities has most often ›› An estimated total amount for structure, 10 number tractors and other equipment’s GHS 1,800,000 than not led to severe losses in revenue and thus mitigated the expansion of farming activities. The Assembly thus initiated the renovation project to make use of the Agricultural warehouse which has the potential to store tons of farm produce for long periods of time. Apart from the produce, Contacts the warehouse will also be used to store other agricultural inputs like manure for distribution to the farmers. District Chief Executive, 0209384708 District Coordinating Director, 0209734192 Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly has already done some renovation works on the warehouse by making a suite of offices which are attached to the District Development Planning Officer, 0203550314, [email protected] warehouse habitable for use by the Agricultural department. However the scale of the renovation requires a large infusion of cash which has put Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] a strain on the already overburdened assembly coffers. ÞÞ Despite this, the Assembly is still focused on going ahead with the project as and when the funds are available Investment Required ›› The renovation of the warehouse will cost approximately one hundred and seventy eight thousand Ghana cedis ( GHC 178,000) ›› The Assembly has already begun with the offices attached to the warehouse. This project is one that would be of strategic importance in the MION DISTRICT near future. Contact Person Mion District with its capital Sang was carved from Yendi. The district shares Contacts boundaries with yendi municipal to the East, Karaga district to the north, East Mr. Gombilla Alhassan, District Planning officer, 0243109770 / 0265202878 [email protected] Gonja to the south and Tamale metropolitan to the west. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

DISTRICT YAM MARKET 1 The mion District Yam market is a project aimed at cementing the position of Mion as a hub for Yam cultivation and sale in the region. The Yam market is to be sited at Sang, the district capital which is a major crossroad location for farming communities within and around the district, thus making NANUMBA NORTH DISTRICT it an ideal place to site the project. Nanumba North is one of the twenty (26) districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. It covers an area of 1,986 square kilometers. It is found in the eastern part of the It will address the problem of transportation of produce to the main market centers in Tamale and the southern market centers by providing Northern Region and lies between latitudes 8.5o N and 9.25o N and longitude a place for farmers to bring their yams and buyers to purchase said yams 0.57o E and 0.5o E. The district shares boundaries with five Minuncipal/Districts; thereby eliminating the need for the buyers to journey to remote farming Yendi Municipal to the north, Mion District to the north west, East Gonja District communities which is fraught with many challenges. to the west and south-west, Nanumba South District to the south and east and It will lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs for the people in the district capital as well as many people in peripheral communities. Zabzugu Districts to the north-north-east. The administrative district capital is Bimbilla. The total population of the district according to the 2010 Population and Supporting Initiatives Housing Census report is 141,584 with an annual growth rate of 2.7 per cent. The ÞÞ The Mion District Assembly has acquired a large parcel of land to be used as the site for the project near the district capital. It is working male and female populations are also 69,997 people (49.4% ) and 71,587 people assiduously with the Department of Agriculture in the plans toward the establishment of the Yam market. Additional help is expected from other (50.6%) respectively. The district is occupied by two major ethnic groups, namely developmental partners in due course. the Nanumbas and Konkonbas. The major languages spoken are Nanungli and Likpakpa respectively. Investment Required ›› The estimated cost of the project is about two hundred and eighty nine Ghana cedis (GHC 289,000) ›› The Assembly is already in the process of acquiring the land for the market and has further plans to undertake the initial site preparation, however this will depend on the availability of funds since the District is newly created and has a weak IGF base. SOYA BEANS PROCESSING 1 Soya-mix factory was constructed in Bimbilla Township to produce soya-mix tom brown and soya oil for consumption and soya cake for poultry. The factory has the capacity to produce averagely 50 bags of tom brown and 100 gallons of oil a day. The overall objective for the project SHEANUT PRODUCTION is make available, accessible and to increase utilization of the soya products for nutrition and growth among children, women and general population 2 This is a project the district has started through its Business Advisory Centre. It is geared toward the modernisation and expansion of Sheanut within and without the district. The factory will benefit over 500 small holder farmers, women, youth in the value chain would be gainfully employed production through the introduction of new and better ways of growing shea trees as well as more efficient methods of harvesting the sheanuts. A if the project is effectively operated; 100 small holders will benefit from the project. lot of cottage industries in the district depend upon Sheanuts to thrive due to the diverse number of goods that can be derived from the sheanut including sheanut oil, shea butter and soap. It is a major source of employment for most women in the district as they are the ones who are involved Supporting Initiatives in this business. The Business Advisory Center of the Assembly has already carried out several training workshops and seminars for the major ÞÞ The District Assembly (owners of the soya mix factory) would provide enabling environment and facilitate linkages for investment.

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Investment Required ›› An estimated GHS 70,000.00 may be required to effectively run the business. Rehabilitation of factory and installation of equipment

LARGE SCALE RICE CULTIVATION IN THE SALNAYILI, JAKPEMBA, JUA, KALEGU AND 2 SABONJIDA RICE VALLEYS There are five communities in the District with large valleys for commercial rice cultivation. The communities are Salnayili, Jakpamba, Jua, Kalegu and Sabonjida. The valleys at Salnayili -80 hectares, Jakpamba – 45 hectares and Jua – 100 hectares were bunded under the Rice Sector Support Programme (RSSP) by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Northern Region. These fields were bunded to retain water in the rainy season. The fields were given to the community members for cultivation. However, the fields are underutilized. The valleys at Kalegu and Sabonjida are not yet bounded. The field at Sabonjida is about 1000 hectares and that of Kalegu is about 900. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The Assembly would partner potential investors to rehabilitate existing feeder road infrastructure leading to farmlands, provide linkages for market opportunities, and facilitate acquisition of farmlands and necessary documentations. Investment Required ›› Bund Sabonjida and Kalegu rice valleys for production of rice in large scale ›› Facilitate the provision and acquisition of farm equipment like tractors, combine harvestors, rice storage facilities. ›› Rehabilitate existing rice processing plants for value addition ›› Organise and build capacities of small holder farmers to increase rice production in the district ›› Provision of financial facilities for local farmers to own farm lands and produce rice in large quantities.

ESTABLISHMENT OF WAREHOUSES 3 The Nanumba North District is noted for the large production of yam, rice, soya beans, maize, cashew and other food and cash crops in the Northern Region and the country at large. However the district cannot boast of a multi-purpose ware house that would serve as storage facility for the tons of farm produce that often go bad or are burnt as a result of bush fires. The construction of multi-purpose ware-house(s) in the district would facilitate/encourage high production and storage of these farm produce. The construction of the eastern corridor roads and easy access to the southern part of the country would attract traders and produce buying companies to buy and transport the food crops in large quantities, in so doing potential jobs would be created for the farmers, youth and women groups in agriculture to be gainfully employed. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly will support in land acquisition and registration and provide the enabling environment for agri-business. The District Agric Development Unit and District Works Department would provide the technical backstopping on the initiation and implementation of the project. Investment Required: ›› Funds ›› Land Contacts District Chief Executive, 0243419835 District Coordinating Director,0208347299 District Agric Director,0202766772 District Planning Officer, Mobile: 0202555802 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

NANUMBA SOUTH DISTRICT Nanumba South District (NSD) which is situated about 211km southeast of the regional capital Tamale has Wulensi as the administrative capital and a total population of 93,464 made up of 46,776 males and 46,688 females (2010 population and housing census).The district shares boundaries with Nanumba North district to the north and west, Zabzugu District and the Republic of Togo to the east, Nkwanta South district to the south-east, the East Gonja district to the south-west and Kpandai district to the south. It has one hundred and nineteen (119) communities with four hundred and thirteen nine (413) community- based surveillance (CBS) volunteers and Community- based agents (CBA) who assist in carrying out health activities at the community level.The district has an estimated land area of about 1.300sqkm. It is further divided into four (4) health sub-districts namely: Lugni, Nakpayili, Pudua and Wulensi.

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Investment Required CASSAVA PRODUCTION PROJECT › › An estimated GHS 70,000.00 may be required to effectively run the business. Rehabilitation of factory and installation of equipment 1 The Nanumba South District has about 93% of its population engaged in agriculture. Among the major crops cultivated are yam and cassava. Figures from the District Agricultural Development Unit (DADU) indicate that in 2013, 15,055 hectares was under Cassava cultivation. The average yield per acre stood at 19.8 metric tons. Total production for 2013 stood at 17,111 metric tons. The above figures show that the district is endowed LARGE SCALE RICE CULTIVATION IN THE SALNAYILI, JAKPEMBA, JUA, KALEGU AND with the ideal climate for cassava production and given the needed support from government and the private sector production could increase from 2 SABONJIDA RICE VALLEYS 17,111 metric tons to 68,444 metric tons. Cassava is not only consumed locally it is also processed into gari for export. It is estimated that close to There are five communities in the District with large valleys for commercial rice cultivation. The communities are Salnayili, Jakpamba, Jua, Kalegu sixty thousand (60,000) jobs will be created from this project and 90% of this figure will be women. and Sabonjida. The valleys at Salnayili -80 hectares, Jakpamba – 45 hectares and Jua – 100 hectares were bunded under the Rice Sector Support Programme (RSSP) by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Northern Region. These fields were bunded to retain water in the rainy season. The fields were given to the community members for cultivation. However, the fields are underutilized. The valleys at Kalegu and Sabonjida are not yet YAM PRODUCTION AND EXPORT PROJECT bounded. The field at Sabonjida is about 1000 hectares and that of Kalegu is about 900. 2 In 2013, 21,125 hectares was under yam cultivation in the Nanumba South District. The average yield per hectare is 0.4 metric tons. A total of 14,486 metric tons of yam was exported out of the district to centres like Kumasi and Accra. Considering the volume of yam been exported Supporting Initiatives to the cities, it is estimated that if supported by government and other private sectors the yield could increase from its current volume of 14,486 ÞÞ The Assembly would partner potential investors to rehabilitate existing feeder road infrastructure leading to farmlands, provide linkages for metric tons to about 43,458 metric tons. It is also estimated that about eighty thousand (80,000) jobs would be created from this project. Over 80% market opportunities, and facilitate acquisition of farmlands and necessary documentations. of the new jobs created will go to women. Investment Required ›› Bund Sabonjida and Kalegu rice valleys for production of rice in large scale LOCAL POTTERY PROMOTION PROJECT ›› Facilitate the provision and acquisition of farm equipment like tractors, combine harvestors, rice storage facilities. Nanumba South has large deposits clayey soil which is used to produce local pots etc. this activity is carried out mostly by women. Currently ›› Rehabilitate existing rice processing plants for value addition 3 about 20,000 women are engaged in this industry. Given the needed investment, the industry could be improved. About 30,000 more women could ›› Organise and build capacities of small holder farmers to increase rice production in the district be brought on board. ›› Provision of financial facilities for local farmers to own farm lands and produce rice in large quantities. Supporting Initiatives ESTABLISHMENT OF WAREHOUSES ÞÞ Root and Tuber Improvement and marketing Programme (RTIMP) ÞÞ West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) The Nanumba North District is noted for the large production of yam, rice, soya beans, maize, cashew and other food and cash crops in the 3 ÞÞ District Department of Agriculture is ready to assist should the need for feasibility studies arise. Northern Region and the country at large. However the district cannot boast of a multi-purpose ware house that would serve as storage facility for the tons of farm produce that often go bad or are burnt as a result of bush fires. The construction of multi-purpose ware-house(s) in the district would facilitate/encourage high production and storage of these farm produce. The construction of the eastern corridor roads and easy access to Investment Requirements ›› No work has been done to assess how much investment will be required. The District Assembly annually sets aside 10% of its annual share of the southern part of the country would attract traders and produce buying companies to buy and transport the food crops in large quantities, in so the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) for counterpart funding of projects that come into the District. doing potential jobs would be created for the farmers, youth and women groups in agriculture to be gainfully employed. ›› The District Assembly has large tracts of land banks for agricultural related activities. There is a high communal spirit among the people. The Supporting Initiatives area is also peaceful. ÞÞ The District Assembly will support in land acquisition and registration and provide the enabling environment for agri-business. The District Agric Development Unit and District Works Department would provide the technical backstopping on the initiation and implementation of the project. Contacts Takida V. Sampson, District Planning Officer, 0242987726 [email protected] Investment Required: Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] ›› Funds ›› Land Contacts District Chief Executive, 0243419835 District Coordinating Director,0208347299 District Agric Director,0202766772 NORTH GONJA DISTRICT North Gonja District with its capital Daboya was carved from West Gonja.The District Planning Officer, Mobile: 0202555802 [email protected] district shares boundaries with Mamprugo Moaduri District to the north WaWest Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] to the North West. West Gonja to the south, Sawla-Tuna- Kalba district to the west; Tolon district to the south East and Kumbungu district to the North West.

ESTABLISH MECHANIZATION CENTERS NANUMBA SOUTH DISTRICT 1 The project seeks to assembly 10 tractors and their implements to help solve the tractor situation in the district which currently stands at 1: 5000 Nanumba South District (NSD) which is situated about 211km southeast of the farmers.When the project is executed, it will a. create employment for the regional capital Tamale has Wulensi as the administrative capital and a total people in the district; ensure food security; and increase incomes and raw population of 93,464 made up of 46,776 males and 46,688 females (2010 materials for factories population and housing census).The district shares boundaries with Nanumba North district to the north and west, Zabzugu District and the Republic of Togo Investment Required to the east, Nkwanta South district to the south-east, the East Gonja district to ›› The total sum for project is estimated at GHS 1,500,000.00 the south-west and Kpandai district to the south. It has one hundred and nineteen (119) communities with four hundred and thirteen nine (413) community- based surveillance (CBS) volunteers and Community- based agents (CBA) who assist in AQUACULTURE PROJECT carrying out health activities at the community level.The district has an estimated 2 Aqua culture is a form of fish farming using cages or ponds. This will increase income levels of farmers; create employment opportunities; land area of about 1.300sqkm. It is further divided into four (4) health sub-districts increase food security and; will also address the issue of mal nutrition in the district namely: Lugni, Nakpayili, Pudua and Wulensi. Investment Required ÞÞ Total sum for project is estimated at GHS1,000,000.00

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DEVELOP IRRIGATION FACILITIES 3 This project will support farming throughout the year using available water bodies and irrigation equipment. This is a project that will help arrest many development bottlenecks when it is implemented; it will increase income levels of farmers all year round; make food available all year round and; create employments Investment Required: ÞÞ No cost provided [PLEASE PROVIDE COST OF PROJECT] Contacts Hon. Sorku Kassim Yahuza, District Chief Executive, 0244853659/0507510851, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

SAGNARIGU DISTRICT Sagnarigu District with its capital Sagnarigu was carved from Tamale and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year 2012 and were inaugurated at their various locations simultaneously on the 28th June, 2012. The Sagnarigu District is located in the central part of the Northern Region of Ghana. It falls between Longitudes 0057”N and 00 57”W and Latitudes 9016” N and 9034”N. The district has an estimated total land size of 114.29kmsq – representing 26% of the total landmass of the region. It shares boundaries to the North with Savelugu-Nanton Municipality, to the South and East with Tamale Metropolis, to the West with West Tolon District, and to North-West with Kumbungu District

Economy of the District More than 50% of the working population in the district are into agriculture and its related activities. Significant populations are also engaged in manufacturing, commercial, and service sectors. The industrial sector (manufacturing) is dominated by small-scale industries. What is described as “manufacturing” is mostly small scale cottage industries such as shea nut processing and other oil and fat extractive industries, treatment of sachet water, brewing of local drinks, blacksmithing, metalwork, weaving, carpentry, tailoring, smock weaving, grinding mills, baking, etc. Below is a list of small scale industrial activities in the District:

• Shea nut Processing • Groundnut oil Extraction • Weaving and dressmaking • Pottery activity and basketry • Metal works (Blacksmithing and wielding) • Pito (Local alcoholic drink) brewery • Carpentry • Construction and building • Vehicle repairs and auto-mechanic • Bakery • Milling These industrial activities are able to satisfy the demands of the indigenous people. However, the lack of market for some of their products is a major setback affecting growth and expansion of these small-scale industrial activities. The existence of a Polytechnic in the Sagnarigu District can be partnered to enhance the capacities of local industrialists.

Investment Potentials The Sagnarigu District has enormous investment potentials which include the following:

• Both retail and wholesale trading is growing at a faster rate • The district produces some industrial crops such as rice, cotton, groundnut, shea nuts and soya beans. • Vehicle repairs, fabrication of spare parts and the manufacture of farm implements such as cutlass, bullock ploughs and trailers are all assured of market. • There is a fast expanding real estate market • There is high potential for large scale agriculture • The vegetation is suitable for livestock and poultry

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DEVELOP IRRIGATION FACILITIES • The nature of the sun in the district is good for solar energy production 3 This project will support farming throughout the year using available water bodies and irrigation equipment. This is a project that will help arrest many development bottlenecks when it is implemented; it will increase income levels of farmers all year round; make food available all year round and; create employments DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION FACILITIES AT ZAGYURI AND WOVOGUMA 1 This project seeks to address shortages in food stuff especially vegetables by ensuring all year round supply of vegetable and other food crops. Investment Required: It will also help households improve their income levels all year round. ÞÞ No cost provided [PLEASE PROVIDE COST OF PROJECT] Investment Required Contacts ›› The project is estimated to cost GHS 1,200,000.00. The assembly has already acquired the land for the project. Hon. Sorku Kassim Yahuza, District Chief Executive, 0244853659/0507510851, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] CONSTRUCTION OF MARKET COMPLEX AT KANVILLI 2 A developed market structure that have improved access to basic needs from educational materials, groceries, electronics, clothes among others at an affordable rate within a serene and acceptable environmental conditions to meet both local and foreign preference. Investment Required ›› The cost of constructing the market is estimated to be GHS 2,500,000.00 SAGNARIGU DISTRICT Sagnarigu District with its capital Sagnarigu was carved from Tamale and forms ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION CENTRE part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year 2012 and were 3 This project is expected to solve the problems farmers go through in the farming season to get tractor services. This when done will provide inaugurated at their various locations simultaneously on the 28th June, 2012. The job opportunities to the youth as well as increase productivity of farmers and provide trading opportunities for women Sagnarigu District is located in the central part of the Northern Region of Ghana. It falls between Longitudes 0057”N and 00 57”W and Latitudes 9016” N and Investment Required 9034”N. The district has an estimated total land size of 114.29kmsq – representing ›› The estimated cost is GHS 2,800,000.00. The Assembly will support the project by providing land and staff support. 26% of the total landmass of the region. It shares boundaries to the North with Savelugu-Nanton Municipality, to the South and East with Tamale Metropolis, to the Contacts West with West Tolon District, and to North-West with Kumbungu District HON. MOHAMMED A. SORUGUDOO, DCE, 0208162423 MOHAMMED ALHASSAN ADAMS , DCD, 0243389780, [email protected] Economy of the District Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717, [email protected] More than 50% of the working population in the district are into agriculture and its related activities. Significant populations are also engaged in manufacturing, commercial, and service sectors. The industrial sector (manufacturing) is dominated by small-scale industries. What is described as “manufacturing” is mostly small scale cottage industries such as shea nut processing and other oil and fat extractive industries, treatment of sachet water, brewing of local drinks, blacksmithing, metalwork, weaving, carpentry, tailoring, smock weaving, grinding mills, baking, etc. Below is a list of small scale industrial activities in the District: SAVELUGU NANTON MUNICIPAL • Shea nut Processing Savelugu/Nanton Municipal was carved out of the then Western Dagomba • Groundnut oil Extraction District Council which comprised Tamale, Tolon and Savelugu. The municipal has • Weaving and dressmaking its administrative capital at Savelugu. The municipal shares boundaries with Tolon • Pottery activity and basketry Distirct and Kumbugu District to the west, Tamale Metropolis to the south and Yendi • Metal works (Blacksmithing and wielding) Municipal to the south-east. The municipality also shares boundaries with Karaga • Pito (Local alcoholic drink) brewery District to the East and West Mamprusi and Mamprugo/ Moaduri District to the • Carpentry North. • Construction and building • Vehicle repairs and auto-mechanic • Bakery REHABILITATION OF 3 EXISTING SMALL • Milling 1 SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES These industrial activities are able to satisfy the demands of the indigenous people. However, the lack of market for some of their products is a major setback Bunglung, Kukuobila and Libga are communities in the municipality with permanent water bodies and poorly developed facilities with total irrigable affecting growth and expansion of these small-scale industrial activities. The existence of a Polytechnic in the Sagnarigu District can be partnered to enhance the land sizes of 150,550 and 100 ha respectively. Out of these total areas, only small fractions of these facilities are used for small scale irrigation capacities of local industrialists. production of vegetables for income generation by a number of farmers drawn from nearby communities in addition to other beneficiaries from the communities in which the dams are located during the dry season. Investment Potentials The Sagnarigu District has enormous investment potentials which include the following: Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ A pilot project on-going at the Libga irrigation site has all the relevant engagement with the municipal assembly. ÞÞ The municipal assembly will offer all necessary support and engage with all potential investors coming into the area. • Both retail and wholesale trading is growing at a faster rate • The district produces some industrial crops such as rice, cotton, groundnut, shea nuts and soya beans. Investment Required • Vehicle repairs, fabrication of spare parts and the manufacture of farm implements such as cutlass, bullock ploughs and trailers are all assured ›› Cost of project not known of market. • There is a fast expanding real estate market • There is high potential for large scale agriculture • The vegetation is suitable for livestock and poultry

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CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES AT DIPALE AND SUGU- 2 TAMPIA Dipale and Sugu-Tampia are just two out of about six more communities with irrigation development potentials due to the availability of vast arable lands and permanent water points/bodies. The two potential sites were measured and the total estimated irrigable areas that can be developed are 302 ha at Dipale and 212 ha at Sugu-Tampia. Interaction with the community members and the opinion leaders in these communities clearly signify the fact that if the water sites are developed they could be put to good use for income generation, food and nutrition security and poverty reduction. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Warehouses to support produce from the irrigation sites have been constructed. Investment Required: ›› Cost of project not known

AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AT LIBGA IRRIGATION SITE 3 Aquaculture and fisheries development at Libga irrigation scheme site could contribute significantly to increasing the consumption of animal protein in the diets of many people in the beneficiaries and their farm families as well as many other indirect beneficiaries in the municipality and beyond. A few fish ponds have been developed already and stocked with tilapia fish which many relish and the result look promising. Supporting Initiatives: ÞÞ NRPG to construct a pack house/warehouse facility at Kukuobila which has been handed over to a contractor to commence work. ÞÞ MiDA road improvement project has improved connecting roads to these communities. Investment Required: ›› Cost of project not known Contacts Alhaji Inusah Abukari, 0540875117, District planning Officer Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

TAMALE METROPOLITAN The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly was established by legislative instrument (L.I. 2068). At present, it is one of the six Metropolitan Assemblies in the country and the only Metropolis in the three Northern regions of Ghana namely: the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions. Tamale is the District as well as the Regional capital of the Northern Region. Tamale is located in the central part of the Region and shares boundaries with the Sagnarigu District to the North-West, Mion District to the East, East Gonja to the South and Central Gonja to the South West.

Tamale is strategically located in the Northern Region and by this strategic location, the Metropolis has a market potential for local goods from the agricultural and commercial sectors from the other districts in the region and the southern part of Ghana. By its location, the Metropolis stands to gain in trade from some neighbouring West African countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Togo. The Metropolis has a total estimated land size of 646.9sqkm (2010 PHC Report). Geographically, the Metropolis lies between latitude 9º16 and 9º 34 North and longitudes 0º 36 and 0º 57 west.

There are a total of 116 communities in the Metropolis of which 41 (35%) are urban communities, 15 (13%) being peri-urban and 60 (52%) of them being rural in nature. The rural parts of Tamale are the areas where land for agricultural activities is available to a large extent and serve as the food basket for the Metropolis. However these communities still lack basic social and economic infrastructure such as good roads, school blocks, hospitals, markets and recreational centers.

The Metropolis receives a single rainfall pattern in a year. This implies that for effective agricultural production the area should consider irrigation facilities that would enable farming activities to be conducted throughout the year.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SERVICES CENTER 1 The proposed project is to construct an agricultural mechanization center in the Tamale Metropolis to service both urban and per-urban farming within the metropolis. Currently, rural-urban migration in the Metropolis has led to reduced farm labour on one hand while the ongoing use of old and labour intensive implements have led to low yields, poor quality and high post-harvest losses. Majority of the crops cultivated in the

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CONSTRUCTION OF 2 SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES AT DIPALE AND SUGU- metropolis are done by smallholder farmers who cannot afford to invest in the highly valued agricultural equipment, harvesting machines and dryers. The Agricultural Service Centre will help the farmers overcome the shortage of farm workers, poor crop quality and timely harvesting of the crops. 2 TAMPIA The proposed project will support the development of farming services; reduce post-harvest losses by 30%; increase income of about 100,000 Dipale and Sugu-Tampia are just two out of about six more communities with irrigation development potentials due to the availability of vast arable farmers and; increase productivity of smallholder farmers. The said Center will perform the following services: lands and permanent water points/bodies. The two potential sites were measured and the total estimated irrigable areas that can be developed are • Tractor or land preparation hiring services. 302 ha at Dipale and 212 ha at Sugu-Tampia. Interaction with the community members and the opinion leaders in these communities clearly signify the fact that if the water sites are developed they could be put to good use for income generation, food and nutrition security and poverty reduction. • Harvesters hiring services. • Dryer services. Supporting Initiatives • Warehouse & Storage services ÞÞ Warehouses to support produce from the irrigation sites have been constructed. • Seeds cleaning distribution services Investment Required: • Fertilizer and Insecticides distribution services. ›› Cost of project not known • Technology & Education Training Services Two locations have been earmarked for the project: Zorbogu and Fooshegu and their surrounding communities and other nearby districts. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AT LIBGA IRRIGATION SITE Supporting Initiatives 3 Aquaculture and fisheries development at Libga irrigation scheme site could contribute significantly to increasing the consumption of animal ÞÞ At the Metropolitan level, Agricultural Mechanization Service Centre will cooperate with the Metropolitan Assembly, Department of Agriculture, protein in the diets of many people in the beneficiaries and their farm families as well as many other indirect beneficiaries in the municipality and Agriculture Mechanization Directorate and Farmer Associations under the Private Public Partnership (PPP) program for the investment in beyond. A few fish ponds have been developed already and stocked with tilapia fish which many relish and the result look promising. establishing the Agricultural Mechanization Service Centre. Supporting Initiatives: Investment Required ÞÞ NRPG to construct a pack house/warehouse facility at Kukuobila which has been handed over to a contractor to commence work. ›› The estimated cost of the Agricultural Mechanization Service Center is GHS300, 000,000 ÞÞ MiDA road improvement project has improved connecting roads to these communities. Investment Required: ESTABLISHMENT OF MODERN RICE MILLS AND CONSTRUCTION OF ›› Cost of project not known 2&3WAREHOUSE FACILITIES The proposed project will process locally produced rice, construct warehouse facilities; market quality milled rice required by consumers and Contacts provide Packaging and grading services. Rice consumption in the Tamale Metropolis keeps increasing as a result of population growth, urbanization Alhaji Inusah Abukari, 0540875117, District planning Officer and change in consumer habits. The rice industry in Ghana has a market size of US$1billion with only an estimated 35-40% of this demand being met locally. This renders the industry the most viable economic venture. The industry also holds immense prospects for wealth and sustainable job Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] creation and poverty reduction for over 500,000 value chain actors. The proposed warehouse project will have a storage capacity of about 80MT to keep more produce especially paddy and milled rice. Other produce such as maize and soya could also be stored to reduce post-harvest losses. In terms of new warehouse construction or rehabilitation, there is evidence of market demand. While storage is insufficient in total capacity and supply near market hubs is scarce and therefore rents are at a premium. Returns will justify the investment for the construction of large, simple warehouses. They can be built by a real estate investor and rented to medium-scale traders. In addition, increased storage capacity at rice mills for paddy is a necessary part of reaping returns on investments in the rice sector, but must come TAMALE METROPOLITAN hand-in-hand with improvements in efficiency and infrastructure at the mill itself, and should not be considered as a separate investment. The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly was established by legislative instrument (L.I. 2068). At present, it is one of the six Metropolitan Assemblies in the country and Contact the only Metropolis in the three Northern regions of Ghana namely: the Upper East, Sulemana Alhassan, MISO, Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Department of Agriculture, 0243214598, [email protected] Upper West and Northern regions. Tamale is the District as well as the Regional Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] capital of the Northern Region. Tamale is located in the central part of the Region and shares boundaries with the Sagnarigu District to the North-West, Mion District to the East, East Gonja to the South and Central Gonja to the South West.

Tamale is strategically located in the Northern Region and by this strategic location, the Metropolis has a market potential for local goods from the agricultural and commercial sectors from the other districts in the region and the southern part of TATALE-SANGULI DISTRICT Ghana. By its location, the Metropolis stands to gain in trade from some neighbouring Tatale Sangule District with its capital Tatale was carved from Zabzugu/Tatale. West African countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Togo. The Metropolis The district shares boundaries with Yendi Municipal to the west. to the South with has a total estimated land size of 646.9sqkm (2010 PHC Report). Geographically, Zabzugu District and to the East with the Republic of Togo. the Metropolis lies between latitude 9º16 and 9º 34 North and longitudes 0º 36 and 0º 57 west.

There are a total of 116 communities in the Metropolis of which 41 (35%) are urban communities, 15 (13%) being peri-urban and 60 (52%) of them being rural GARI PROCESSING CENTER/PLANT This project is all about adding value to the cassava crop and processing in nature. The rural parts of Tamale are the areas where land for agricultural activities is available to a large extent and serve as the food basket for the Metropolis. 1 it into a ready to eat staple commonly known as gari through which farmers However these communities still lack basic social and economic infrastructure such as good roads, school blocks, hospitals, markets and recreational centers. can earn health profits on the retail market and beyond. In this regard small holder farmers will be sensitized and put into groups to man the project The Metropolis receives a single rainfall pattern in a year. This implies that for effective agricultural production the area should consider irrigation facilities that with external supervision from the District Assembly and other stakeholders would enable farming activities to be conducted throughout the year. since the traditional manual production of gari is considered to be crude, uneconomic and unhygienic. This project is expected to create jobs for about 2000 people in the district. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SERVICES CENTER Investment Required 1 The proposed project is to construct an agricultural mechanization center in the Tamale Metropolis to service both urban and per-urban ›› The estimated cost of this project will stand at GHS 50,000.00 farming within the metropolis. Currently, rural-urban migration in the Metropolis has led to reduced farm labour on one hand while the ongoing use of old and labour intensive implements have led to low yields, poor quality and high post-harvest losses. Majority of the crops cultivated in the

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DAM CONSTRUCTION FOR IRRIGATION 2 This project will provide sustainable irrigation to complement the efforts made by other sectors to achieving food security, improve livelihoods and reduce rural poverty in the District since farmers especially women will engage in dry season vegetable production with the facility. About 520 people are expected to be employed as a result of this project. Investment Required ›› Cost component: GHS 2,000,000.00 ›› Assembly’s Commitment: GHS 50,000.00

FEEDER ROAD CONSTRUCTION 3 This project proposes to improving the Tatale –Kandin –Sheini feeder road by providing bridges and culverts to make it motorable all year round for farming and other commercial activities. Investment Required ›› The project cost is not known [will be good to provide an estimated cost]. The Assembly will provide a pay loader to support the road construction. Contacts Alhassan Gazali, District Planning Officer 0246224116 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

TOLON DISTRICT The Tolon District Assembly was created in 2012 by LI 2142. The District shares boundaries to the North with Kumbungu, North Gonja to the West, Central Gonja to the South, and Sagnarigu Districts to the East. It also covers a total land area of 1353.65550 Sq. KM. The vegetative cover is basically Guinea Savannah interspersed with short drought resistant trees and grassland. The land is generally undulating with a number of scattered depressions. The soils are generally of the sandy loam type except in the low lands where alluvial deposits are found. Tolon District’s population was 72,990 (2010 Population and Housing Census). The male and female figures are 36,360 and 36,630 respectively.

ECONOMY OF THE DISTRICT The Tolon District has a lot of opportunities awaiting private investment; joint venture partnership between the private and the public sector. In Agricultural sector, studies have indicated that along the banks of the White Volta, irrigation farming is feasible and can take place throughout the year. There is a dam at Golinga with a small scale irrigation facility for farmers engaged in the cultivation of different crops ranging from vegetables to cereals. Other potentials that can boost agriculture within the district are: Land – a potential resources which is readily available, Research Institutions-SARI, ARI and UDS, Availability of farm labour, Research-Extension-Farmer Linkage-to ensure effective technology transfer and adoption, Commercial production of legumes and vegetables, Commercial Production of roots and tubers, Small and large ruminant production and Industrial cash crop production

Major tree species include the Shea nut, Dawadawa, Mango, which are economic trees and form an integral part of livelihood of its people.

CONSTRUCTION OF 100 PONDS [2000M2 (0.2HA)] FOR FISH FARMING ALONG THE 1 WHITE VOLTA The project will provide alternative livelihood to the people leading to increased household incomes. Fish farming will provide enough raw materials for food and agro-processing industries including poultry sector. It will also link to the services sector for aquaculture production such as marketing, storage etc. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ RING Project ready to support Investment Required ›› The total cost of the project is estimated to be GHS1,412,100. The assembly will contribute GHS 600,000 towards the project.

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DAM CONSTRUCTION FOR IRRIGATION EXPANSION OF KASULIYILI SMALL IRRIGATION PROJECT 2 This project will provide sustainable irrigation to complement the efforts made by other sectors to achieving food security, improve livelihoods 2 The project will promote all year round farming in its catchment area and create job for about 2000 smallholder farmers (about 800 women). and reduce rural poverty in the District since farmers especially women will engage in dry season vegetable production with the facility. About 520 The irrigation project will also support the cultivation of vegetables by women as well as facilitate the establishment of rice mill. people are expected to be employed as a result of this project. Investment Required Investment Required ›› The irrigation project will cost an estimated GHS 2,000,000 ›› Cost component: GHS 2,000,000.00 ›› Assembly’s Commitment: GHS 50,000.00 BOUNDING OF MADUGU VALLEYS FOR RICE FARMING To increase commercial farming of rice to feed the Avanash Rice Milling Plant at Nyankpala. FEEDER ROAD CONSTRUCTION 3 3 This project proposes to improving the Tatale –Kandin –Sheini feeder road by providing bridges and culverts to make it motorable all year Supporting Initiatives round for farming and other commercial activities. ÞÞ The Assembly commits to provide land, electricity and water for the project ÞÞ Export promotion through the Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF). Investment Required ÞÞ RING Project ready to support ›› The project cost is not known [will be good to provide an estimated cost]. The Assembly will provide a pay loader to support the road construction. Investment Required ›› The estimated cost of bounding the Madugu Valleys for rice farming is GHS 2,000,000. The assembly will provide land estimated at GHS 500,000 Contacts as its contribution. Alhassan Gazali, District Planning Officer 0246224116 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] Contacts Hon. Seidu Abukari, District Chief Executive 0208412572, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

TOLON DISTRICT The Tolon District Assembly was created in 2012 by LI 2142. The District shares boundaries to the North with Kumbungu, North Gonja to the West, Central WEST GONJA DISTRICT Gonja to the South, and Sagnarigu Districts to the East. It also covers a total land Mognori is a community situated near to the river Mognor in the north eastern area of 1353.65550 Sq. KM. The vegetative cover is basically Guinea Savannah part Damongo-the district capital of West Gonja District. Half of its land area is interspersed with short drought resistant trees and grassland. The land is generally in the game reserve. The population of Mognori is estimated at 423 according to undulating with a number of scattered depressions. The soils are generally of the the 2010 Housing and Population census and with the district population growth sandy loam type except in the low lands where alluvial deposits are found. Tolon rate of 3.1%. The major agricultural activities are mainly staple and cash crops District’s population was 72,990 (2010 Population and Housing Census). The male and livestock farming. The crops grown include maize, cassava, Sorghum, Yam and and female figures are 36,360 and 36,630 respectively. cash crops being cashew and livestock composed of sheep, goats, cattle and local fowls and few of them in apiculture. The area experiences one major rainy season which starts from May and ends in October. Water for domestic use, dry season ECONOMY OF THE DISTRICT gardening and livestock watering is critical, during the dry spell for the village. It is The Tolon District has a lot of opportunities awaiting private investment; joint venture for these reasons that the district agricultural development unit, DADU is making partnership between the private and the public sector. In Agricultural sector, studies this proposal for investment in irrigation system to improve the skills of farmers and have indicated that along the banks of the White Volta, irrigation farming is feasible staff in the district. and can take place throughout the year. There is a dam at Golinga with a small scale irrigation facility for farmers engaged in the cultivation of different crops ranging from vegetables to cereals. Other potentials that can boost agriculture within the district are: Land – a potential resources which is readily available, Research Institutions-SARI, ARI and UDS, Availability of farm labour, Research-Extension-Farmer Linkage-to ensure effective technology transfer and adoption, Commercial production of legumes and vegetables, Commercial Production of roots and tubers, Small and large ruminant production and Industrial cash crop SMALL IRRIGATION PROJECT production 1 Mognor River gets flooded almost every rainy season and dries up at the end of the season which does not benefit farmers. The standard of living of farmers in this community is very low as this reflects in their income because there is no job during the lean season. The purpose of the sub-project is to impact the requisite skills in small scale irrigation crop production to farmers and DADU staff to produce healthy crops resistant Major tree species include the Shea nut, Dawadawa, Mango, which are economic trees and form an integral part of livelihood of its people. to pests and diseases in an environmentally sustained manner. The main objective of the sub- project is to train 40 farmers in small scale irrigation crop production in Mognori community in West Gonja. The intended project is to construct a small irrigation facility in Mognori as well as train 40 farmers in small scale irrigation crop production and CONSTRUCTION OF 100 PONDS [2000M2 (0.2HA)] FOR FISH FARMING ALONG THE natural resources management and train District Department of Agriculture Staff in managing and supporting these farmers to manage the irrigation 1 WHITE VOLTA facility. The project will provide alternative livelihood to the people leading to increased household incomes. Fish farming will provide enough raw materials for food and agro-processing industries including poultry sector. It will also link to the services sector for aquaculture production such as marketing, Required Investment ›› The project is estimated to cost GHS51, 175.00 storage etc. Supporting Initiatives Contacts ÞÞ RING Project ready to support District Agriculture Department, [email protected], 0243461082 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717 [email protected] Investment Required ›› The total cost of the project is estimated to be GHS1,412,100. The assembly will contribute GHS 600,000 towards the project.

31 Northern Region SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT The West Mamprusi District is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the Government of Ghana’s decentralization and local government reform policy. Carved out of the old Gambaga District in the Northern Region. The districts’ administrative capital is Walewale, which lies on the Tamale-Bolgatanga trunk road, approximately 68 miles away from Tamale.The district is bordered to the north by Builsa, Kassena- Nankana and Bolgatanga districts, in the Upper East Region; to the south by North Gonja, Karaga, Kumbungu and Savelugu district in the Northern Region; to the west by the Sissala East and Wa East districts; and to the east by East Mamprusi.

GRAIN WAREHOUSES 1 One of the major challenges facing farmers and buyers of farm produce is proper storage. Improper storage of produce contributes to post harvest loss which affect quantities and prices of the produce thereby making farming unattractive. Well-constructed grain warehouses will contributes to reducing post-harvest and contribute to improved incomes and food security. Warehouses will ensure aggregation of produce which will attract commercial buyers who offer better prices than local buyers. Construction and management of the warehouses will generate employment not only for community members but others in the district.

AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION CENTERS 2 The project proposes to construct a mechanization center that will provide tractors with matching implements, combine harvesters, maize shellers, seed planters/drills to farmers at a fee. The project will address the challenge of land preparation in the district. Mechanizing agriculture will motivate farmers to go into commercial farming and also attract others into farming thereby increasing income levels of farmers and improving food security.

DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION (PUMP IRRIGATION) 3 Erratic rainfall pattern is a key challenge faced by farmers in this district. Farmers loose entire farms to either floods or drought which affect their incomes and food security. Promoting dry season farming through irrigation is one sure way of ensuring improved incomes and food security. Aside the production of vegetables, crops such as cowpea, rice and maize can be cultivated. Dry season crop production is not only beneficial to farmers, but also to local buyers and consumers. Demand for fresh vegetables is always high and this is lucrative for the local buyers. Dry season irrigation farming generates employment as labour is needed to enhance production. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ An agric mechanization center was established at Janga in 2009 with 5 tractors and matching implements. However, as at now 3 of the tractors have broken down. ÞÞ An Agri-Business Center (ABC) was constructed by MiDA and is been run by Presby Agric Services and some Farmer Based Organisations. The ABC has facilities for storage, drying, blowing and also milling of rice. It also has a tractor with matching implements and a seed planter. Investment Required ›› The costs of the projects are not known at this moment. Contacts Alhaji Mohammed Shaibu, 0208286415/0244484348 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717m [email protected]

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WEST MAMPRUSI DISTRICT YENDI MUNICIPAL The West Mamprusi District is one of 45 new districts created in 1988 under the The Yendi Municipal Assembly was established in 1988 by PNDC Law 207, Act Government of Ghana’s decentralization and local government reform policy. Carved 462, and LI 2070. The Municipal Assembly (MA) was elevated to a Municipality in out of the old Gambaga District in the Northern Region. The districts’ administrative 2007. The Municipality is one of the Forty (40) Municipal Assemblies in the country capital is Walewale, which lies on the Tamale-Bolgatanga trunk road, approximately and the only Municipality in the Northern Region. The Municipality is the capital 68 miles away from Tamale.The district is bordered to the north by Builsa, Kassena- of the Dagbon Kingdom and the seat of the Ya -Na the Over Lord of Dagbon. The Nankana and Bolgatanga districts, in the Upper East Region; to the south by North Yendi Municipality cut through by the Greenwich Meridian, which passes through Gonja, Karaga, Kumbungu and Savelugu district in the Northern Region; to the west a number of settlements in the Municipality. The Municipality shares boundaries by the Sissala East and Wa East districts; and to the east by East Mamprusi. with eight other district, to the east with Saboba District, Zabzugu District and Tatale/ sangule district , to the south, with Nanumba and East Gonja, to the West, with Tamale metropolitan and Savelugu/Nanton municipal and to the north with GRAIN WAREHOUSES Gushiegu district. The administrative capital of the municipality is Yendi. 1 One of the major challenges facing farmers and buyers of farm produce is proper storage. Improper storage of produce contributes to post harvest loss which affect quantities and prices of the produce thereby making BEE KEEPING farming unattractive. Well-constructed grain warehouses will contributes to 1 The project proposes the production of pure honey in an ecologically friendly manner using standard bee hives. The bee are housed, fed and reducing post-harvest and contribute to improved incomes and food security. Warehouses will ensure aggregation of produce which will attract water in a hives to produce the honey which is harvested at maturity. With bee keeping there is no use of naked fire during harvesting thus killing commercial buyers who offer better prices than local buyers. Construction and management of the warehouses will generate employment not only of the bees and accidental bush fires are controlled. Hive bee keeping with little training present job opportunities for those who want to engage in. for community members but others in the district. Considering the above varied opportunities hive bee keeping can employe 1050 youth (600 Females and 450 Males). Supporting Initiatives: AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION CENTERS ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture has the requisite human resources to carry out the skill training in all the production processes. 2 The project proposes to construct a mechanization center that will provide tractors with matching implements, combine harvesters, maize shellers, seed planters/drills to farmers at a fee. The project will address the challenge of land preparation in the district. Mechanizing agriculture Investment Required: will motivate farmers to go into commercial farming and also attract others into farming thereby increasing income levels of farmers and improving ›› The total cost for the Bee Keeping project is estimated at GHS 236,500.00 food security. GUINEA FOWL PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION (PUMP IRRIGATION) 2 The guinea fowl production includes hatching, brooding, growing and processing of guinea fowl and selling of its production. The project also 3 Erratic rainfall pattern is a key challenge faced by farmers in this district. Farmers loose entire farms to either floods or drought which affect involves egg production. Guinea fowl production demands very little space and labour. This means the youth and women who have lower right to their incomes and food security. Promoting dry season farming through irrigation is one sure way of ensuring improved incomes and food security. land can be engage in guinea fowl production. It is also an off-farm activity can be done along with crop production. Considering the above varied Aside the production of vegetables, crops such as cowpea, rice and maize can be cultivated. Dry season crop production is not only beneficial to opportunities Guinea fowl production can employed 600 youth (200 Females and 400 Males). farmers, but also to local buyers and consumers. Demand for fresh vegetables is always high and this is lucrative for the local buyers. Dry season irrigation farming generates employment as labour is needed to enhance production. Supporting Initiatives: ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture has the requisite human resources to carry out the skill training in all the production processes. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ An agric mechanization center was established at Janga in 2009 with 5 tractors and matching implements. However, as at now 3 of the tractors Investment Required: have broken down. ›› The Municipality needs GHS200,000.00 as a starter. ÞÞ An Agri-Business Center (ABC) was constructed by MiDA and is been run by Presby Agric Services and some Farmer Based Organisations. The ABC has facilities for storage, drying, blowing and also milling of rice. It also has a tractor with matching implements and a seed planter. SOYABEAN PROCESSING AND PACKAGING Investment Required 3 The project proposes the processing of soya bean in to flour, Soymilk, and kebab and is expected to create job opportunities for about 2500 ›› The costs of the projects are not known at this moment. youth (1500 Females and 1000 Males). Contacts Supporting Initiatives Alhaji Mohammed Shaibu, 0208286415/0244484348 ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture has the requisite human resources to carry out the skill training in all the production processes. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717m [email protected] Investment Required ›› The Municipality needs GHS400,000.00 as a starter. Contacts The Municipal Director of Agriculture, 0207559844, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

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Upper East Region Upper East is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana between longitude 00 and 10 West and latitudes 100 30”N and 110N. It is bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, the east by the Republic of Togo, the west by Sissala in Upper West and the south by West Mamprusi in Northern Region. The land is relatively flat with a few hills to the East and southeast. The total land area is about 8,842 sq km, which translates into 2.7 per cent of the total land area of the country. The main occupations in the region in order of magnitude are, agriculture and related work (65.9%), production and transport equipment work (14.5%), sales work (9.5%) service work (3.9%), and professional, technical and related work 3.8 per cent. The five together make up 97.6 per cent of all occupations. The occupational structure of the region is thus not very diverse.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS in Navrongo covering 2,490 hectares. Altogether they There are numerous tourist attractions in the region, provide employment to about 6,000 small-scale farmers. notable are the Paga Crocodile Pond and the Bolgatanga Other water-retaining structures (dams and dugouts) Museum which houses objects of historical importance of provide water for both domestic and agricultural purposes. the region and the Kulungugu Bomb site, where an attempt Industrial activity in the region is generally low, with only was made on the life of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame one industry in operation at the moment. This is the newly Nkrumah. Others are the three point elevation at Pusiga, built cotton ginnery at Pusu-Namongo (near Bolgatanga). where the tip of the boundary demarcation between the Other existing industries are the Tomato Canning Factory three sister countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo (GIHOC) at Pwalugu, the Meat Processing Factory converge, the Tongo hills and the Navrongo Cathedral (GIHOC) at Zuarungu and the Rice Mills at Bolgatanga. with its eloquent constructional and decorational designs which portray the beauty in the art of the people. The There are two commercial quarries in the region namely, archaeological treasures of the River Sissili Basin, the the Upper Quarry Limited located at Pwalugu on the Whistling and Drumming rocks at Pwalugu and Chiana, the Bolgatanga-Tamale road and the Granites and Marbles Awologo-Tango at Bongo, wall decoration at Tilli, Kandiga, Company Limited located in Tongo. The former produces famous shrines and caves also constitute places of culture granite chippings for the construction industry whilst the and tourist attractions. latter cuts rocks in the form of bricks for export. These are polished and used in the cladding of commercial buildings Festivals such as the Feok, Samapiid, Azambene, Gologo, and monuments. Small-scale gold mining has become and Fowl are celebrated by the people of Builsa, Bawku rampant in the area of Tongo, Sheaga, Duusi, Pelengu East, Bongo, Bolgatanga-Tongo and Kassena-Nankana. and other small villages. It is also known that deposits of These draw a lot of tourists to the region. Sandema in manganese exist in the areas between Nangodi and Duusi Builsa is famous as the site where Builsa warriors captured and to the North West of Pwalugu. Crafts such as pottery, and killed the slave mauranders, Samori and Babatu, to basketry and smock weaving are done at areas like Namoo, mark the end of the slave trade in the northern part of Zokko, Navrongo and Paga. Leatherworks are carried out Ghana. at areas around Bolgatanga and the surrounding villages. Straw works are also concentrated around Bolgatanga. ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS One distinct feature of these cottage industries is that they are basically labour intensive and rely mostly on traditional Agriculture, hunting and forestry are the main economic talent and skill. activities in the region. About eighty per cent of the economically active population engages in agriculture. The Adapted from www.ghanadistricts.com main produce are millet, guinea-corn, maize, groundnut, beans, sorghum and dry season tomatoes and onions. Livestock and poultry production are also important. There are two main irrigation projects, the Vea Project in Bolgatanga covering 850 hectares and the Tono Project

Upper East Region 34 SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

BAWKU MUNICIPAL Upper East Region Bawku Municipal is one of the thirteen (13) Districts and Municipalities in the Upper East is located in the north-eastern corner of Ghana Upper East Region of Ghana with its administrative capital at Bawku. It has a total between longitude 00 and 10 West and latitudes 100 30”N land size of 247.23720 (sq.km) and located approximately between latitudes 11o and 110N. It is bordered to the north by Burkina Faso, 111 and 100 401 North and longitude 0o 181w and 0o 61 E in the north-eastern the east by the Republic of Togo, the west by Sissala in corner of the region. It shares boundaries with Pusiga District to the North, Binduri Upper West and the south by West Mamprusi in Northern District to the South, Garu-Tempane District to the East and to the West with Bawku West. It should also be noted that it shares international boundaries with Region. The land is relatively flat with a few hills to the East Togo and Burkina Faso to the north. The total population in the Municipality as at and southeast. The total land area is about 8,842 sq km, 2010 is 98,538, constituting 9.4 percent of the regional population of 1,046,545. which translates into 2.7 per cent of the total land area of the country. The main occupations in the region in order ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES of magnitude are, agriculture and related work (65.9%), Agriculture is the dominant income and expenditure levels of household’s occupation production and transport equipment work (14.5%), of the people of the Municipality, accounting for 60.9 percent out of 15,012 total sales work (9.5%) service work (3.9%), and professional, households in the Bawku Municipality, while 39.1 percent are none-agricultural technical and related work 3.8 per cent. The five together households (2010PHC). The high proportion of agricultural households in the Bawku Municipality may be due to the fact that agriculture is the major activity make up 97.6 per cent of all occupations. The occupational in the Municipality especially the rural area. Crops cultivated include cereals (millet, maize, rice and sorghum), groundnuts, beans and green leafy vegetables structure of the region is thus not very diverse. (tomatoes, vegetables, water melon, onion, cabbage, carrots). Livestock rearing is also significant in the area.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS REHABILITATION OF 8 DAMS AND PROVISION OF PUMPING MACHINES TO FARMERS There are numerous tourist attractions in the region, 1 IN THE BAWKU MUNICIPALITY notable are the Paga Crocodile Pond and the Bolgatanga The Bawku Municipality has 8 dams located in the following communities; Kuka-Yakin, Tambaligu, Arizim, Zabgu, Kpalwega, Lalsa, Gbegu and Abuss. Museum which houses objects of historical importance of There are also some communities located along the tributary of the White Volta mainly Bador, Gentiga No 1and 2, Tampizua and Mognori. These the region and the Kulungugu Bomb site, where an attempt serve as sources of water for dry season farming for the people but these facilities have silted up thus affecting the dry season farming considerably. was made on the life of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Developing these dams will support commercial production of onions, tomatoes, green pepper, water melon, green leafy vegetables, carrots etc. These serve as sources of income for the people and create jobs for13, 835 people 7194 of whom are women and all of whom are small holders. Nkrumah. Others are the three point elevation at Pusiga, Current production is about 600 tons for vegetable and for the intervention it is expected to increase to about 1000 tons per cropping season. A where the tip of the boundary demarcation between the total of about 60km Feeder roads will also need to be developed to these farming communities. three sister countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo converge, the Tongo hills and the Navrongo Cathedral Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The Bawku Municipal Agricultural Development Unit is prepared to offer extension services and technical know-how on how to maintain the with its eloquent constructional and decorational designs facilities. Land for the water source and the irrigable areas are already provided by the communities and more irrigable land can be provided. which portray the beauty in the art of the people. The archaeological treasures of the River Sissili Basin, the Investment required ›› A total of GHS 14,600,000 will be required for the project broken down into the following; rehabilitation of the 8 dams and the procurement of Whistling and Drumming rocks at Pwalugu and Chiana, the the 400 pumping machines (GHS 13,600,000) and GHS 1,000,000 will be required to develop the 60km length of roads in the project catchment Awologo-Tango at Bongo, wall decoration at Tilli, Kandiga, areas. Out of this amount the Assembly can contribute an amount of GHS50, 000.00 famous shrines and caves also constitute places of culture and tourist attractions. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION CENTERS (AMSECS) 2 The agriculture mechanization centre will procure 100 multiple use threshers, 10 tractors and their implements, 100 bullocks ploughs, 50 Festivals such as the Feok, Samapiid, Azambene, Gologo, tricycles, 4 storage facility to prevent post-harvest losses, revamping of the defunct rice mill in the Municipality. and Fowl are celebrated by the people of Builsa, Bawku East, Bongo, Bolgatanga-Tongo and Kassena-Nankana. Supporting Initiatives These draw a lot of tourists to the region. Sandema in ÞÞ The Bawku Municipal Agricultural Development Unit is prepared to offer extension services and technical know-how to maintain and promote the life span of these facilities. Land for the construction of some of the facilities will be provided by the community members. Builsa is famous as the site where Builsa warriors captured and killed the slave mauranders, Samori and Babatu, to Investment Required mark the end of the slave trade in the northern part of ›› The total cost of investment is GHS3, 850,000.00. Ghana. MEAT PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 3 The Municipal Assembly also intends to establish a meat processing facility to add value to the livestock products especially the guinea flows. This is to serve as a centre for the distribution of wholesome meat products within the Municipality and beyond. It will also curb the hazardous Agriculture, hunting and forestry are the main economic nature of transporting life animals to other parts of the country from the Municipality. This facility will also motivate people to go into the livestock activities in the region. About eighty per cent of the industry. This will also help to increase the number of livestock slaughtered within the Municipality from 5,460 ruminants and 31,200 poultry per economically active population engages in agriculture. The annum to 8,463 ruminants and 56,784 poultry per annum. main produce are millet, guinea-corn, maize, groundnut, Supporting Initiatives beans, sorghum and dry season tomatoes and onions. The Bawku Municipal Agricultural Development Unit is prepared to offer; technical support in good agricultural practices. The Bawku Municipal Livestock and poultry production are also important. Assembly will offer the following; There are two main irrigation projects, the Vea Project in ÞÞ Provision of land for the project Bolgatanga covering 850 hectares and the Tono Project ÞÞ Sensitization of the people on the importance of the projects

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Investment Required ›› The total cost of investment is GHS 3,000,000.00 Contacts Bukari Issaaku, Municipal Chief Executive 0207515500 [email protected] Inusah AbubakarAlhaji, Municipal Coordinating Director 0244875101 [email protected] Gaspard Dery, Planning Officer 0502358018 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

BAWKU WEST DISTRICT Bawku West District is one of the Thirteen (13) Districts and Municipals in the Region. The District is located in the north-eastern section of the Upper East Region. Zebilla is the District Administrative capital. It is bordered to the north by the Republic of Burkina Faso, to the east by the Binduri District, to the west by Talensi District and Nabdam District respectively and to the south by East Mamprusi District. Significantly, two tributaries of the Volta River namely the White Volta and the Red Volta run contiguous to the districts eastern and western boundaries respectively.

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES The District is endowed with the under listed economic opportunities;

• Large deposits of gold at Teshie, Soogo, Sapeliga, Kusanaba, Widnaba, etc • Large deposits of clay at Teshie, Kusanaba, etc for brick/tile and paint production. • Vast agricultural land for onion, water melon, groundnut, etc production. • Potentials for large scale production of guinea fowls • Potentials for Agro-processing of early matured millets, water melon, meat processing, etc

Also the district has the following tourism opportunities: • Widnaba Ecotourism Site • Apotdabogo Ecotourism • Teshie and Soogo hills • The Confluence of the Red and White Volta • The Red and White Volta along the western and eastern boundaries of the District • The Red Volta Forest Reserve has game and wildlife and a variety of tree species • The rich cultural practices of the people such as festival celebrations like the Samanpid, Yong and Zinta

GUINEA FOWL REARING AND PRODUCTION 1 The guinea fowl project will contribute to reduce poverty and malnutrition as well as create jobs for the people of Bawku West District. Increased in incomes from the sale of the fowls will enable farmers to diversify and venture into other lucrative business activities. It will also promote inter-district and international trade. About 5,000 women and 1,200 small holder farmers are expected to benefit from this project in the District. The men would be involved in the rearing while the women would be involved in the processing and marketing of the guinea fowl meat. The District is endowed with two vibrant guinea fowl markets at Zebilla and Binaba.

CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF DAMS AND FEEDER ROADS LEADING TO 2 FARM LANDS FOR DRY SEASON IRRIGATION FARMING. The project proposes to construct new irrigation dams as well as rehabilitate existing ones in the Bawku West District. This will go a long way to promote fish farming and vegetable production. About 50,000 women and 10,000 small holder farmers are expected to benefit from this project.

PROVISION OF TRACTORS AND EQUIPMENT FOR LAND TILLING AND TRICYCLES 3 FOR CARTING FARM PRODUCE FROM THE FARMS TO MARKETING AND STORAGE CENTERS The provision of these facilities will result greatly in increased production and income. The equipments needed include trailers, planters, threshers, harrows and ploughs.

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Investment Required The provision of these tractors and tricycles will positively affect other businesses such as fuel filling station operators and spare parts dealers. ›› The total cost of investment is GHS 3,000,000.00 About 70,000 men and women and 500 small holder farmers are expected to benefit from this project. Contacts Supporting Initiatives Bukari Issaaku, Municipal Chief Executive 0207515500 [email protected] ÞÞ Ghana Social Opportunities Projects (GSOP) rehabilitating dams and roads Þ Inusah AbubakarAlhaji, Municipal Coordinating Director 0244875101 [email protected] Þ Technical services rendered by the veterinary unit of the District Agricultural Development Unit. ÞÞ LESDEP: providing tricycles to farmers and entrepreneurs to repay by installment. Gaspard Dery, Planning Officer 0502358018 [email protected] ÞÞ MASLOC: Providing loan facilities to farmer and entrepreneurs. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] ÞÞ Northern Rural Growth: providing funding for the rehabilitation of irrigation dams roads leading to farming areas. ÞÞ Provision of land by the District. ÞÞ World Vision and ACTIONAID are providing capacity building for FBOs, credit and farm inputs to farmers and agric- related businesses and the construction of storage facilities for farmers to reduce post harvests looses ÞÞ Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) ÞÞ ADVANCE: supporting the establishment of an apex body for Bawku West Onion Farmers Association as well as supported the construction BAWKU WEST DISTRICT of both community and household onion storage facilities across the district. Bawku West District is one of the Thirteen (13) Districts and Municipals in the Investment Required Region. The District is located in the north-eastern section of the Upper East Region. ›› Guinea fowl rearing and production is estimated to cost GHS 3million Zebilla is the District Administrative capital. It is bordered to the north by the Republic ›› Construction and rehabilitation of dams and feeder roads for dry season irrigation farming/ gardening is estimated to cost GHS 20million › of Burkina Faso, to the east by the Binduri District, to the west by Talensi District › Provision of tractors and equipments for land tilling and tricycles for the transportation of farm produce is estimated to GHS 10million and Nabdam District respectively and to the south by East Mamprusi District. Significantly, two tributaries of the Volta River namely the White Volta and the Red Contacts Volta run contiguous to the districts eastern and western boundaries respectively. Lawrence Webadua, 0205191303/0243668268, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES The District is endowed with the under listed economic opportunities;

• Large deposits of gold at Teshie, Soogo, Sapeliga, Kusanaba, Widnaba, etc • Large deposits of clay at Teshie, Kusanaba, etc for brick/tile and paint BINDURI DISTRICT production. Binduri District with its Administrative capital Binduri was carved from Bawku • Vast agricultural land for onion, water melon, groundnut, etc production. Municipal and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year • Potentials for large scale production of guinea fowls 2012. The District shares Boundaries with Bawku Municipal to the North, Garu- Tempane to the South and East respectively and Bawku West District to the West. • Potentials for Agro-processing of early matured millets, water melon, meat processing, etc

Also the district has the following tourism opportunities: • Widnaba Ecotourism Site CONSTRUCTION OF 1 DAM AT ZAWSE- • Apotdabogo Ecotourism 1 AKOLWOKO • Teshie and Soogo hills This dam is to be designed to harvest rain water during the rainy season • The Confluence of the Red and White Volta for irrigational activities especially in the dry season such as water Mellon, • The Red and White Volta along the western and eastern boundaries of the District green pepper, onions and other vegetables. There is the potential for mass production of these products, which could be sold in other parts of the • The Red Volta Forest Reserve has game and wildlife and a variety of tree species region or exported • The rich cultural practices of the people such as festival celebrations like the Samanpid, Yong and Zinta Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ No supporting initiative is available in the District for now. However for any such initiative the DA is willing to help in the acquisition of land for GUINEA FOWL REARING AND PRODUCTION example. 1 The guinea fowl project will contribute to reduce poverty and malnutrition as well as create jobs for the people of Bawku West District. Increased in incomes from the sale of the fowls will enable farmers to diversify and venture into other lucrative business activities. It will also promote Investments Required inter-district and international trade. About 5,000 women and 1,200 small holder farmers are expected to benefit from this project in the District. ›› The project is estimated to cost GHS 380,000.00. The Assembly is willing to provide 10% of the cost of the project The men would be involved in the rearing while the women would be involved in the processing and marketing of the guinea fowl meat. The District is endowed with two vibrant guinea fowl markets at Zebilla and Binaba. ESTABLISHMENT OF SHEA BUTTER PROCESSING PLANTS Shea nuts are gathered in large quantities and processed to extract oil. The raw material - Shea nuts are quite plentiful in the northern parts CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF DAMS AND FEEDER ROADS LEADING TO 2of the country as is the case of Binduri. And so the project can be viable. The end product which is the butter is very useful in many areas, apart 2 FARM LANDS FOR DRY SEASON IRRIGATION FARMING. from it being used for cooking it can also serve as a raw material in the cosmetic industry, soap making, and the production of medicinal ointments The project proposes to construct new irrigation dams as well as rehabilitate existing ones in the Bawku West District. This will go a long way to promote fish farming and vegetable production. About 50,000 women and 10,000 small holder farmers are expected to benefit from this project. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Rural Enterprises Programme providing business development training for these clients that are into shea nut processing and hope to support them in terms of capital in the near future. PROVISION OF TRACTORS AND EQUIPMENT FOR LAND TILLING AND TRICYCLES Investments Required 3 FOR CARTING FARM PRODUCE FROM THE FARMS TO MARKETING AND STORAGE ›› The project will cost an estimated GHS 205,000.00. The district proposes to provide 10% of the cost. CENTERS The provision of these facilities will result greatly in increased production and income. The equipments needed include trailers, planters, threshers, harrows and ploughs.

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GUINEA FOWL REARING AND PRODUCTION 3 The project proposes to develop large-scale production of Guinea fowl production in the District for both local consumption and export as a way improving the income levels of farmers in the area and as a way of improving local business associations. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Business Advisory Centre has been supportive of guinea fowl farmers in the District by providing farmers with business management skills training. ÞÞ MOFA has been providing technical knowhow for these clients to manage their birds very well thereby reducing mortality rates of the birds. Investments Required ›› Estimated cost is GHS 75,000.00 and the assembly proposes to provide 10% of the project cost. Contacts Mr. Akeeda A. Roger Awimbe, BAC HEAD, 0208778617/0249274694: [email protected] Mr. Adigun Akanpatulsi, DPO, 0209326837 [email protected] Mr. Akambonga Thomas, 0502251834/0243714665 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL The Bolgatanga Municipal is the home of the Upper East Regional capital. The Municipality forms part of the Thirteen (13) Districts and Municipals in the Region. This, of course, makes it the largest urban centre in the Region. The Municipality shares boundaries with Bongo District to the North, to the East with Nabdam District, to the South with Talensi District and to the West with Kassena Nankana East District.The Administrative capital is Bolgatanga.

CONSTRUCTION OF ANIMAL MARKET IN 1 BOLGATANGA Purpose • Converging point for animal sales • Employment for livestock dealers • Prevention of the sale of unhealthy animals • Ready market for animals • Improved income level of farmers Support Initiatives ÞÞ The Municipal Assembly would provide land and technical support ÞÞ Partners from the private sector would contribute towards financing the project. ÞÞ NGOs in agriculture can support in financial and technical terms Investment Required: ›› GHS500, 000.00. The Municipal Assembly would provide 30% of the amount.

CONSTRUCTION OF ABBATTOIR IN BOLGATANGA 2 Purpose • For the processing of meat and leather • For safe and hygienic meat production • Economic Opportunity • Ready market for animals • Revenue generation • Employment generation • Ready market for meat Investment Required ›› The Municipal Assembly Would provide 30% of the estimated cost of the project (GHS1.00 Million)

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GUINEA FOWL REARING AND PRODUCTION COMPLETION OF CRAFT VILLAGE 3 The project proposes to develop large-scale production of Guinea fowl production in the District for both local consumption and export as 3 The Craft Village will serve as a ready market for handicrafts-baskets, leatherwork and other handicrafts. It will also serve as an avenue for a way improving the income levels of farmers in the area and as a way of improving local business associations. culture and tourism. Supporting Initiatives Support Initiatives ÞÞ The District Business Advisory Centre has been supportive of guinea fowl farmers in the District by providing farmers with business management ÞÞ The municipal Assembly would provide 30% of the estimated cost of (GHS750,000) skills training. ÞÞ needed for its completion. ÞÞ MOFA has been providing technical knowhow for these clients to manage their birds very well thereby reducing mortality rates of the birds. ÞÞ Private-sector partners would support the programme financially. ÞÞ NGOs in agriculture would support financially. Investments Required ÞÞ Investment Requirement ›› Estimated cost is GHS 75,000.00 and the assembly proposes to provide 10% of the project cost. ÞÞ Availability of raw materials. ÞÞ Cultural practices are still not abandoned Contacts ÞÞ Indigenous knowledge and skills in handicraft and leatherworks Mr. Akeeda A. Roger Awimbe, BAC HEAD, 0208778617/0249274694: [email protected] Mr. Adigun Akanpatulsi, DPO, 0209326837 [email protected] Contacts Mr. Akambonga Thomas, 0502251834/0243714665 Emmanuel Liedib, Municipal Planning Officer, 0244-708-746, 0203-164-767 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

BOLGATANGA MUNICIPAL Bongo District The Bolgatanga Municipal is the home of the Upper East Regional capital. The The Bongo District is one of the thirteen (13) Districts in the Upper East Region. Municipality forms part of the Thirteen (13) Districts and Municipals in the Region. It was created by Legislative Instrument 1446 (LI 1446) in 1988 with Bongo as This, of course, makes it the largest urban centre in the Region. The Municipality its capital. The District lies between longitudes 0.45o W and latitude 10.50o N to shares boundaries with Bongo District to the North, to the East with Nabdam 11.09 and has a total area of 459.5 square kilometres. The Bongo District shares District, to the South with Talensi District and to the West with Kassena Nankana boundaries with Burkina Faso to the North, Kassena-Nankana East to the West, East District.The Administrative capital is Bolgatanga. Bolgatanga Municipal to the South West and Nabdam District to South East. The district lies within the Onchocerciasis-freed zone. The location and size of the district has implications for development, especially in a situation where the district share borders with Burkina Faso. This offers the District an opportunity for exchange of CONSTRUCTION OF ANIMAL MARKET IN goods and services between the District and Burkina Faso. The population of Bongo 1 BOLGATANGA Distrit was 84, 545 (2010 Population and Housing Census). The spatial distribution of the population of the District shows that the District is predominantly rural Purpose (93.9%). The intercessional growth rate of the District is 0.82% (2010 PHC). The • Converging point for animal sales District’s share of the regional population is 8.08 percent, 2.35 percent for urban • Employment for livestock dealers localities and 9.60 percent for rural localities. The population distribution of the • Prevention of the sale of unhealthy animals district follows females’ dominance pattern for both locality type (Rural/Urban). • Ready market for animals • Improved income level of farmers ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES Bongo district’s bordering with Burkina Faso offers a great opportunity for exchange of goods and services between the District and Burkina Faso. The District has Support Initiatives one huge dam at Vea, and small dams and dug-outs located in Bongo, Zorko, Balungu, Adaboya, Akulmasa, Namoo and Soe-Yidongo. Gorogo and Balungu dams ÞÞ The Municipal Assembly would provide land and technical support are being rehabilitated whiles feasibility studies are yet to be done on Apaatanga Dam for reconstruction. However, there is the need to construct more dams in ÞÞ Partners from the private sector would contribute towards financing the project. the District to enable more farmers do all year farming which could result in increase in the income levels and standard of living of the people, apart such a venture ÞÞ NGOs in agriculture can support in financial and technical terms can also serve to collect excess water during the rainy season to curb the occurrence of floods and reduce the effects of erosion on the land. The tourism sector Investment Required: in the District is undeveloped even though a lot of tourists’ sites abound in the District, including; ›› GHS500, 000.00. The Municipal Assembly would provide 30% of the amount. 1. The Vea Irrigation Dam 2. Beautifully formed rocks such as Aposerga and Azudoo rocks located in Bongo town CONSTRUCTION OF ABBATTOIR IN BOLGATANGA 3. Apasepanga footprint, footprint of an ancient warrior located in Bongo town 2 4. Avea masera crocodile pond Purpose 5. Beautiful handicraft products such as baskets, hats, and mats which is district-wide • For the processing of meat and leather 6. Leather works and smocks weaving at Sambolgo, Namoo, Feo and other communities in the district. • For safe and hygienic meat production • Economic Opportunity Of all these tourist sites, the Vea Irrigation Dam site is fast becoming a holiday resort for holiday makers especially during festivities like Easter, Christmas and • Ready market for animals other public holidays. The District must take advantage of this great potential and develop it as an ecotourism destination. The beautiful rock formation at Azudoo • Revenue generation and Aposerga are also a big tourism potential in the District if developed and marketed. The Assembly in collaboration with the Traditional authorities needs to develop these tourist sites into fully fledged tourism destinations in the District. • Employment generation • Ready market for meat Investment Required ›› The Municipal Assembly Would provide 30% of the estimated cost of the project (GHS1.00 Million)

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CONSTRUCTION OF MARKET COMPLEX AT NAMOO 1 A developed market with both Open and closed Stores at Namoo for trading and marketing of agric products will boost the local economy. Investment Required ›› Construction of market complex at Namoo will cost an estimated amount of GHS 750,000.00

CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DAM AND OTHER IRRIGATIONAL 2 FACILITIES AT KANGA/GAMBORONGO/KANGKOO VALLEY Construction and development of Dam and other Irrigation facilities at Kanga /Gambrongo / Kangkoo valley. A developed dam with secured irrigational facilities and canals to enable all-year round farming which will impact positively on income generation and poverty reduction among others. Investment Required ›› Construction and development of dam and other Irrigational facilities dam at Kanga / Gamborongo / Kangkoo valley will cost an estimated amount of GH¢1.5million

DEVELOPMENT OF GUINEA FOWL HATCHERY, REARING AND PROCESSING CENTRE 3 AT BONGO The project proposes to construct a structure with incubators for Hatching of eggs, Rearing and Processing of Guinea Fowls for restaurants and exports. Investment Required ›› Development of Guinea Fowl Hatchery, Rearing and Processing Centre at Bongo will cost an estimated amount of GHS150, 000.00 Supporting Initiatives Assembly’s commitment to proposed investments: ÞÞ Land acquisition and documentations ÞÞ Collaboration and commitment –networking and facilitation of Stakeholders ÞÞ Monitoring and supervision of Investments Contacts Hon. Alexis Ayamdor Adugdaa, District Chief Executive, 0244740271 / 0200630944 [email protected] Ayambire Akaditi, District Co-ordinating Director, 0244884712 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

BUILSA NORTH DISTRICT Builsa North District is one of the Thirteen (13) Municipalities and Districts in the Upper East Region. The District is located in the north-eastern part of the Region. It is bordered to the north by the Kessena -Nankana West District, to the east by the Sisala East District, to the west By Kessena- Nankana Municipality and to the south by Builsa South District. Sandema is the District Administrative capital.

The District covers an estimated land area of 816.44030 km2 and constitutes about 12.1% of the total land area of the Upper East Region.

Significantly, two tributaries of the Volta River namely the White Volta and the Red Volta run contiguously to the district’s eastern and western boundaries respectively. There is a strong relationship between the geology and the relief of the district.

The District has a population of 56,477 (GSS, 2010 PHC) and 98 communities.

ECONOMIC POTENTIALS • Shea-butter processing and Soap Making • Groundnut production and Groundnut Oil extraction • Textiles (tie and dye) • Guinea Fowl rearing • Development of irrigable lands

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CONSTRUCTION OF MARKET COMPLEX AT NAMOO • Cultivation/Production of rice and maize 1 A developed market with both Open and closed Stores at Namoo for trading and marketing of agric products will boost the local economy. • Food storage and Processing (especially rice and maize) • Light metal industries and Rural Workshops Investment Required • Mineral exploration and extraction (Gold, Chromites, Rutile Jasper Talc, Lime, Feldspars, Nepheline Syenite and varied types of clay) ›› Construction of market complex at Namoo will cost an estimated amount of GHS 750,000.00 • Stone quarrying

CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DAM AND OTHER IRRIGATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSE FACILITIES AT KANGA/GAMBORONGO/KANGKOO VALLEY 2 1 A permanent structure for the storage of agricultural produce to address post-harvest losses will help to increase production levels, lay Construction and development of Dam and other Irrigation facilities at Kanga /Gambrongo / Kangkoo valley. A developed dam with secured foundation for value addition to farm produce, and ultimately increase income levels of farmers. irrigational facilities and canals to enable all-year round farming which will impact positively on income generation and poverty reduction among others. DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGABLE DAM AND FIELDS IN ASIBALIKA VALLEYS Investment Required A well-developed dam with protected irrigable fields ›› Construction and development of dam and other Irrigational facilities dam at Kanga / Gamborongo / Kangkoo valley will cost an estimated 2 • Increase production levels amount of GH¢1.5million • Unemployment • Flood DEVELOPMENT OF GUINEA FOWL HATCHERY, REARING AND PROCESSING CENTRE • Job creation 3 AT BONGO • Increase production The project proposes to construct a structure with incubators for Hatching of eggs, Rearing and Processing of Guinea Fowls for restaurants and • Year-round production exports. • Road and transport sectors Investment Required • Tourism ›› Development of Guinea Fowl Hatchery, Rearing and Processing Centre at Bongo will cost an estimated amount of GHS150, 000.00 • Improve livelihood of citizenry • Boost local economy Supporting Initiatives Assembly’s commitment to proposed investments: ÞÞ Land acquisition and documentations DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION CENTRE ÞÞ Collaboration and commitment –networking and facilitation of Stakeholders A centre where tractors, combine harvesters and other agricultural equipment will be accessed by farmers by hiring as well as having their Þ 3 Þ Monitoring and supervision of Investments own serviced/repaired Contacts • Timely ploughing of fields/farms • Timely harvesting of produce Hon. Alexis Ayamdor Adugdaa, District Chief Executive, 0244740271 / 0200630944 [email protected] • Unemployment Ayambire Akaditi, District Co-ordinating Director, 0244884712 • Job creation Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] • Value addition to agricultural produce • Increase production • Service sector • Road and transport sectors • Retail BUILSA NORTH DISTRICT • Improve livelihood of citizenry Builsa North District is one of the Thirteen (13) Municipalities and Districts in the • Boost local economy Upper East Region. The District is located in the north-eastern part of the Region. It is bordered to the north by the Kessena -Nankana West District, to the east by the Investment Required Sisala East District, to the west By Kessena- Nankana Municipality and to the south ›› Construction of Warehouse for Agricultural Produce: GHS500,000.00 by Builsa South District. Sandema is the District Administrative capital. ›› Development of Agricultural Mechanization Centre: GHS5,000,000.00 ›› Development of Irrigable Dam and Fields in Asibalika Valleys: GHS700,000.00 › The District covers an estimated land area of 816.44030 km2 and constitutes › The Assembly commits to provide land for these projects. about 12.1% of the total land area of the Upper East Region. Contacts Significantly, two tributaries of the Volta River namely the White Volta and the Red Hon. Bonaventure Adangabey, District Chief Executive, 0200451234/0242155971, [email protected] Volta run contiguously to the district’s eastern and western boundaries respectively. Franklin Y. Walier, District Planning Officer, 0203512202, [email protected] There is a strong relationship between the geology and the relief of the district. Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

The District has a population of 56,477 (GSS, 2010 PHC) and 98 communities.

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BUILSA SOUTH DISTRICT The Builsa South District with Fumbisi as its capital is one of the new districts established in 2012 by LI 2104 of 2012. The District has a population of about 36,524 according to the 2010 Population Census. The District due to its predominantly agrarian nature has a greater portion of the population highly involved in agriculture based activities constituting about 67.4% of the total population.Due to the high agrarian nature of the district, it is endowed with a lot of agribusiness investment opportunities which when effectively exploited and fully utilized would greatly benefit the indigenes and country at large. Besides these, there are other major natural resource opportunities:

RICE PROCESSING 1 This involves processing of the harvested rice (paddy) aimed at improving the quality of the locally produced rice to increase its value and improve on the nutritional needs of the people. The Builsa South District is blessed with the popularly known rice valleys. The well-known Fumbisi valleys consist of a vast tract of land that stretches from southern Fumbisi and Uwasi to Wiesi and Gbedembilisi at the confluence of the Sissili and Kulpawn rivers. The zone has mostly alluvia soils developed from recent and old alluvium of mixed origin as well as those developed on very old river terraces. Tanchera Association of soils developed on parent granite and Volta-lima, developed on Voltaian shale are also found in the area. These groups of soils are the best agricultural lands of the District and are suitable for mechanized farming and cultivation of a wide range of arable crops. It has the potential of offering land for large-scale rice farming and it is believed that about a third of the total rice produced in the country is from these valleys. The project is expected to increase the production of rice from the current 20% to 30%. The district assembly is initiating moves to provide more land in addition to the existing ones of the project and also provide (acquire) a combine harvester to facilitate the production and harvesting of the raw material- rice. The district would also improve on all roads network leading to the points of production and processing as well as develop the valleys for improved and increased production. A peaceful and congenial atmosphere would also be created for prospective investor to live in and operate effectively without any form of interference or hindrance.

SHEABUTTER EXTRACTION 2 This process involves the processing of the shea nuts to produce/ extract the finished product known as sheabutter. This extraction is basically done by women either individually or in smaller groups therefore making its potentials not adequately or efficiently maximized. The project is also expected to help in the reduction in social vices among the people especially girls since they would channel all their energies in useful and profitable venture of picking the raw material (sheanuts) to feed the industry. The sheabutter extraction plant when established and managed effectively would create both direct and indirect jobs to about five thousand people including women groups and individuals. It would also benefit other sectors of the economy such as; drivers and vehicle owners, spare parts and inputs dealers, traders (market women), labourers and machine/ equipment operators. The project is expected to increase the quality and quantity of production or extraction of sheabutter in the District thus invariably increasing households’ income levels culminating in the reduction of poverty among the people.

DAMS REHABILITATION 3 This project would involve the rehabilitation of dams in the Builsa South District for dry season vegetable production. It would consider the rehabilitation of non-functional dams to enhance or allow for dry season vegetable production in some communities in the District such as; Gbedema-Kunkuork, Kanjarga-Luisa and Kasiesa.

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Ghana Social Opportunities Project has already initiated moves to complement the investment required for the project to take-off by rehabilitating the Kasiesadam.The government through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) would also initiate the initial dams construction in the BUILSA SOUTH DISTRICT various communities. Prospective investors of the project are assured of a very peaceful environment in which they would operate as well as total The Builsa South District with Fumbisi as its capital is one of the new districts support from the District Assembly and entire people of the Builsa South District. established in 2012 by LI 2104 of 2012. The District has a population of about 36,524 according to the 2010 Population Census. The District due to its Contacts predominantly agrarian nature has a greater portion of the population highly involved in agriculture based activities constituting about 67.4% of the total population.Due Hon DCE, 0244783049 to the high agrarian nature of the district, it is endowed with a lot of agribusiness Planning Officer, Jonathan Adabre Atia , 0203023178 investment opportunities which when effectively exploited and fully utilized would Budget Officer, Benjamin Ando Appiah, 0208385900 greatly benefit the indigenes and country at large. Besides these, there are other Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] major natural resource opportunities:

• MINERAL DEPOSITS: Preliminary exploratory works carried out in the District indicates that Builsa South abounds in large quantities of several mineral deposits ranging from Gold, Chromites, Rutile Jasper Talc, Lime, Feldspars, Nepheline Syenite and varied types of clay. • CLAY: the District has large quantities of good quality clay deposits. In GARU-TEMPANE DISTRICT particular, in and around Gbedembilisi, Fumbisi and Kanjarga have large amounts of fine sandy clay. These clay deposits could be exploited for The Garu-Tempane District was carved out of the Bawku-East District in 2004 and the development of the pottery, ceramics and paint industries. Bricks and Tiles projects also have potentials in the District and a wide range of forms part of the thirteen (13) Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The brick products such as building bricks; vitrified enamel bricks and floor tiles could be produced. District has its administrative capital at Garu. The Garu-Tempane District Assembly • GOLD: Varied quantities of gold deposits have been discovered in areas around Chansa. It is reported that the gold deposits occur within was established in 2004 as defined by the Local Government Legislative Instrument the Birenya Association of soils in the area and are found in a seam of quartz gravel and stones embedded in 30cm of iron and manganese (L.I. 1769). The District lies in the south-eastern part of the Upper East Region concretion in the sub-soil. Again in 2006 Rangold Limited of U.K. acquired a license to prospect for gold in the District. A preliminary report of Ghana. It covers an area of 1,230 Km2. It lies on approximately latitude 10o on the exploration exercise indicates a high probability of striking large gold deposit in the District. 38lN and110N and longitude 0o 06l E and 00 23l E. The District is located in the • QUARRY STONE: Granite constitutes the least geological formation in the District. Exposures of granitic rocks are found in smaller quantities South Eastern corner of the Upper East Region of the Republic of Ghana. It shares in the northern parts of the District and cannot easily be quarried for stone as construction material because; they are not in commercial boundaries with, Bawku Municipal to the North, Binduri to the North West, Pusiga quantities. District to North East, East Mamprusi District to the South West, Bunkpurugu- A catalog of some agribusiness investment opportunities in the Builsa South District include: Yunyoo District to South East, Bawku West District to the West and the Republic of Togo to the East.

The 2010 population and housing census gave a District Population of 130,003. RICE PROCESSING The male population in the District is 62,025 representing 47.7 percent of total 1 This involves processing of the harvested rice (paddy) aimed at improving the quality of the locally produced rice to increase its value and population while that of the female population is 67,978 also representing 52.3 percent. The District capital has the potential of becoming a vibrant commercial improve on the nutritional needs of the people. The Builsa South District is blessed with the popularly known rice valleys. The well-known Fumbisi centre, which should stimulate and spur growth in the other areas. The District is relatively stable, without conflict. valleys consist of a vast tract of land that stretches from southern Fumbisi and Uwasi to Wiesi and Gbedembilisi at the confluence of the Sissili and Kulpawn rivers. The zone has mostly alluvia soils developed from recent and old alluvium of mixed origin as well as those developed on very old Specific economic activities include onion cultivation and marketing in the dry season, water melon production and marketing, cattle and other livestock trading river terraces. Tanchera Association of soils developed on parent granite and Volta-lima, developed on Voltaian shale are also found in the area. particularly guinea fowl, smock weaving and production, pottery, and metal forging and fabrication. These groups of soils are the best agricultural lands of the District and are suitable for mechanized farming and cultivation of a wide range of arable crops. It has the potential of offering land for large-scale rice farming and it is believed that about a third of the total rice produced in the country is from these valleys. Given the fact that about 85.2% of the District’s population is engaged in agriculture and the evidence provided in the Ghana Living Standards Survey, 2000, that the majority of the poor in Ghana are food crop producers, is ample testimony of the level of poverty in the District. The major challenge confronting the district The project is expected to increase the production of rice from the current 20% to 30%. The district assembly is initiating moves to provide more land in addition to the existing ones of the project and also provide (acquire) a combine harvester to facilitate the production and harvesting of the is the need to consolidate the peace and harmony that have existed through building trust and confidence among the ethnic and social groups in the District. raw material- rice. The district would also improve on all roads network leading to the points of production and processing as well as develop the valleys for improved and increased production. CONSTRUCTION OF 10 NO NEW DAMS IN 10 COMMUNITIES TO BOOST UP A peaceful and congenial atmosphere would also be created for prospective investor to live in and operate effectively without any form of AGRIBUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT. interference or hindrance. 1 The Dams are to be constructed or rehabilitated with dam wall, reservoir, spillway valves, canals and channels. These dams will be used for dry season farming to increase vegetable production and domestic use of the dam water. These dams provide direct employment to over ten thousand farmers who are engaged in agricultural activities. The immediate output of this project will be enhancing food security and incomes of beneficiaries. SHEABUTTER EXTRACTION The movement of the youth down to southern Ghana, during the dry season, to do menial jobs and prostitution will also be curbed. 2 This process involves the processing of the shea nuts to produce/ extract the finished product known as sheabutter. This extraction is basically done by women either individually or in smaller groups therefore making its potentials not adequately or efficiently maximized. The project Supporting Initiatives is also expected to help in the reduction in social vices among the people especially girls since they would channel all their energies in useful and ÞÞ A ten man District Project Implementation Committee (DPIC) will be formed to implement the project. profitable venture of picking the raw material (sheanuts) to feed the industry. ÞÞ The District Project Implementation Committee (DPIC) will, though, the MOFA Desk Officer, organize weekly monitoring visits to the project The sheabutter extraction plant when established and managed effectively would create both direct and indirect jobs to about five thousand people site to ensure that the implementations of planned activities are on course. Weekly monitoring reports will be produced and distributed to the including women groups and individuals. It would also benefit other sectors of the economy such as; drivers and vehicle owners, spare parts and District Project Implementation Committee, the WFP, the Regional Director of MOFA and other relevant authorities. inputs dealers, traders (market women), labourers and machine/ equipment operators. The project is expected to increase the quality and quantity of production or extraction of sheabutter in the District thus invariably increasing Investment Required households’ income levels culminating in the reduction of poverty among the people. ›› A total amount of GHS5, 000,000.00 would be required to run the project in the Garu-Tempane District, out of which the District Assembly would cater for GHS100, 000.00 including the cost of non-food item (GHS20, 000.00). The non-food items are; 100 shovels, 100 head pans, 70 pick axes, 10 tape measures, 50 wheel barrows and 25 cutlasses. DAMS REHABILITATION 3 This project would involve the rehabilitation of dams in the Builsa South District for dry season vegetable production. It would consider INCREASING/UP-SCALING LOWLAND RICE PRODUCTION the rehabilitation of non-functional dams to enhance or allow for dry season vegetable production in some communities in the District such as; Gbedema-Kunkuork, Kanjarga-Luisa and Kasiesa. 2 The Garu-Tempane Department of Agriculture in 2014 carried out two (2) major rice production initiatives (Expanded Rice Programme and Emergency Rice Initiative). Under these programmes alone, 400ha of rice was cultivated. Rice production in the Garu-Tempane district has several

43 Upper East Region SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities challenges such as high cost of inputs, low knowledge of farmers on improved rice cultivation techniques, lack of access to farm implements such as power tiller and riper. Poor land preparation is also a major constraint which results in problem with land levelling and poor drainage conditions. The project is will work towards expanding and increasing rice production in the district as well as encouraging Rice Sector Based Organizations to participate in the rice industry and thereby promote rice production as a business to attract individuals and institutions. All these is amid at helping reduce or eliminate the rice import bill which currently represents a significant chunk of the gross domestic product (GDP) and also to serve as a poverty reduction strategy in the district. Supporting Initiatives The Department Of Agriculture would play some important roles aimed at efficient and effective implementation of the project activities. The core areas that we will concentrate include the following: ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture is expected to facilitate the cultivation of rice in valleys in the District. ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture is however expected to co-ordinate support that will be provided to farmers by the RSSP to achieve the desired impact. ÞÞ The Department of Agriculture will also provide extension services to Rice Sector Based Organizations (RSBOs) to enhance rice production in the District. ÞÞ The lead/contact person in the District Agriculture Development Unit is the District Director of Agriculture. He is supported by District Development Officers and Agriculture Extension Officers. Investment Required ›› Total Investment required is GHS67,500.00

IMPROVING PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF WATER MELON AND ONION 3 Water melon and Onion are cultivated by most farmers who are advantaged by the present of a dam in their locality. They cultivate water melon and onion and sell across the nation. Water melon is a nutritious fruit and food amongst the farm household in the district and beyond whereas onion is used in almost all means. However, productivity is low due to small scale cultivation by farmers. An intensification of water melon and onion cultivation by way of large acreage cultivation and application of improved agronomic techniques would see productivity increased. The long dry season coupled with the inadequate number of irrigable dams compel the youth of the District to migrate to the southern sector of the country during the lean season in search of menial jobs. The district has extensive valleys relatively flat, with low vegetation density suitable for water melon and onion on large scale. The District Agriculture Development Unit (now Department of Agriculture) is endowed with committed staff that can provide technical backstopping to farmers for successful implementation of this project. This project is intended to support the large scale production of water melon and onion and establishment of water melon fruit juice industry in the District. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly in collaboration with Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) has succeeded in rehabilitating some of the Dams to aid dry season farming including the cultivation of water melon and onion. Investment Required ›› Total investment required is GHS45, 070.00. The project shall be implemented by the Department of Agriculture of the Garu-Tempane District Assembly. Firstly, 6 valleys/lowlands beside the 3 developed ones would be identified across the district and farmers from communities around these valleys mobilized into groups. The valleys would be ploughed and closely supervised and monitored to carry out the cultivation process intensively. Contacts Garu-Tempane District Assembly, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717 [email protected]

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KASSENA NANKANA MUNICIPAL Kassena Nankana East Municipal is one of the Thirteen (13) Municipalities and Districts in the Upper East Region. The Administrative Capital of the Municipality is Navrongo. The Kassena-Nankana municipal lies within the Guinea Savannah woodlands. It falls approximately between latitude 11°10’ and 10°3’ North and longitude 10°1’ West. The Municipality shares boundaries with Bongo District and Bolgatanga Municipal to the East, West Mamprusi to the South, to the West with Builsa South District, Kassena Nankana West District and Builsa District respectively, and finally the Municipality shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the North. The population of the Municipality as at 2010 stood at 109,944(2010 PHC). The projected population for 2015 is 120, 201.

The major economic opportunity ties include but not limited to, rice and vegetable cultivation, rice processing, shea butter processing, rearing of animals, quarrying and fishing. There is also abundant labour, both skilled and unskilled.

ACCESSIBLE AGRICEQUIPMENT PROJECT 1 This project aims at equipping Rural Technology Facility (RTF) in the Municipality to be able to manufacture the needed basic farm equipment to facilitate and enhance agric production in the Municipality. In the Municipality it is estimated that about 30% of farm produce are lost through post-harvest losses. This is because farmers still use the manual ways of harvesting their produce. This manual way is time wasting and farmers can sometimes lose their produce to fire due to the steady nature of manual work. If these equipment are made available farmers will be able to minimize the post-harvest losses and also increase the production size. When this project is implemented, it will increase employment both at the RTF and in the various farms and as farm productivity increases the activities of retailers and wholesalers will also increase.

IMPROVED VEGETABLE MARKETING PROJECT 2 This project aims at the construction of a ‘suitable market’ for the vegetable market in Navrongo. This includes the construction of modern storage facility for the preservation and storage of the perishable commodity. This project when carried out will address the needs of perish-ability of the tomatoes especially and the vegetables at large. The vegetable farming has reduced drastically because of the unavailability of market and by extension storage facilities for the products. If marketing is improved it will improve employment in the Municipality, especially among women who are not only engaged in vegetable cultivation but also in the sale and marketing of it.

MODERNIZED RICE PROCESSING AND MARKETING PROJECT 3 This project seeks to increase local consumption of rice that will in the long-run expand the local economy. Rice is one of the staple foods in the Municipality. But people turn to buy the exported rice that is more costly and low in nutrients. They do so because the local rice has stones in it when processed; as a result a lot of time is required to sieve it before cooking which makes the local product unattractive to consumers. To encourage and enhance the consumption of the product, the project aims at providing a rice processing marching that can pick out the stones in the processed rice and also a marching that can polish the rice a bit so as to make it attractive. The project will also construct a shed and a storage facility for this predominant women business. This project is linked to the various sectors of the local economy in various ways. The TONO Irrigation facility has majority of its land in the catchment area suitable for rice cultivation. If this project is realized, production in the facility will increase. It also has the potential of increasing employment directly since many will be encouraged to engage in the rice processing business. If there is available market rice production will also expand thereby creating jobs for the many unemployed youth especially women. Supporting initiatives ÞÞ In the case of Accessible Agric Equipment Project, the Municipality has the needed infrastructure ( ie. The RFT) but lack the needed capital to invest in the production of these equipments, thereby making the facility viable. ÞÞ In the case of Improved Vegetable Marketing Project land has already been allocated by the Assembly for the project awaiting the needed capital injection. ÞÞ Modernized Rice Processing and Marketing Project too has gotten some attention which is inadequate. The Assembly has constructed some sheds and warehouse for them and the Assembly has land earmarked as an industrial site where we can easily site the plant for the improved rice mailing. Investment Required ›› The Accessible Agric Equipment Project will cost about GHS30,000.00 to start with. While the Improved Vegetable Marketing Project will cost GHS 250,000.00 and Modernized Rice Processing and Marketing Project will cost about 450,000.00. ›› In the case of Modernized Rice Processing and Marketing Project and Improved Vegetable Marketing Project, the Assembly can commit GHS 50,000.00 each. ›› The Assembly is willing to partner and help any investor to make these projects succeed.

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Contacts Mr. Alhassan Haruna Tia, Assistant Development planning officer 0208568378/0249548830 [email protected] Mr. Sumaila Ewuntomah Abudu, Municipal Coordinating Director, 0207075013/0263391316, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

KASSENANANKANA WEST DISTRICT The Kassena Nankana West District (KNWD) was created 2008, carved out from the then Kassena Nankana East District. The District is located in the Upper East Region with its capital at Paga. It is bordered to the North by Burkina Faso, the South by the Kassen Nankana Municipal, Builsa North District to the South west, Bolgatanga Municipal to East, Sissala East District in the upper west region to the west. The district lies between latitude 10o 97’’ north of the equator and longitude 01o 10’ west of the Greenwich meridian. It has a total land area of approximately 1004sq.km. The district has a total population size of 70,667 made up of 35,920 females and 34,747males, thus a gender ratio of 50.8% and 49.2% respectively; and has a population density of 81persons per sqkm; based on the Population and Housing Census of 2010.

ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE Both rain fed and irrigation, the main source of employment and accounts for 90.7% of local Gross Domestic Product. The district has large cultivatable land area with large population of experienced and knowledgeable peasant farmers in the growing of marketable food and traditional (non-tree) cash crops as well as animals. The most common cash and staple crops grown in the district are groundnuts, rice and sorghum as well as millet and maize. Tomatoes and other vegetables also form a very large source of income, but mostly cultivated during the dry season. Livestock and Poultry Production is also a common economic activity in the district by all farmers in the district. Economic trees such as Shea nut, boaboa and dawadawa fruits (which are food sources and raw materials) are well harvested, since these plants are extensively distributed in the wild. The agro-processing industry include the production of groundnut oil, shea butter, dawadawa food additive or ingredients, Pito processing and the parboiling and milling of local paddy rice and boaboa fruit processing. As the major occupation of women, it is a potential source of improving the economic situation of women and could be an important source of employment in the district.

CONSTRUCTION OF GUINEA FOWL PRODUCTION FACILITY -GUINEA FOWL 1 PRODUCTION The Project will focus on Guinea Fowl production – This will include the construction of structure, provision of incubators/equipment, capacity building and training on farm management, extension and veterinary services (laboratory/clinic), meat processing facility and feed production facility. The proposed project would cater for the production of guinea keets and raising them to two to three month and selling them to out growers.

DEVELOPMENT OF PIGGERY 2 The proposed project involves the construction of a pig farm that contain, pig style structures, water reservoirs, operating equipment/ machines, veterinary clinic, water supply system and Capacity building and meat processing facilities and how farmers could be well resource by constructing appropriate sties (pigpens) for keeping the pigs. There should be capacity building training to upgrade the knowledge and skill of farmers in this industry and has multiplier effect.

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS/SCHEMES- VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 3 Dry season farming/irrigation in this part of the country is of senescence with the increasing negative effect of climate change on rain fall within the year. Though most of the people practiced rain fed agriculture, in recent years the rain fall has become so erratic and unpredictable even with the help of meteorologist. The propose project is Construction of new and rehabilitation of existing (dams and dugouts), construction and mechanization of wells for dry season farming and development of stream and river irrigation schemes. Development of Irrigable land area, provision of pumps and equipment and machinery, establish management structures and capacity building. Majority of the population becomes unemployed during dry season except few people who are formal employees by the government and petty traders; hence many end up with short hour of work and idle time. This project is likely to employ about 80% of the self-employed people who fall within the employable age in the district and are supposedly to work in an average for ones hour in a day. It is a well-known fact that most women in the north spend more of their time in farming than men. Thus, this project will employ most of the rural women and their income levels will improve and has multiplier effect.

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Contacts Supporting Initiatives Mr. Alhassan Haruna Tia, Assistant Development planning officer 0208568378/0249548830 [email protected] ÞÞ World Vision Þ Mr. Sumaila Ewuntomah Abudu, Municipal Coordinating Director, 0207075013/0263391316, [email protected] Þ Northern Rural Growth Project Provision of animal traction/ input supply ÞÞ Canadian Hunger Project Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] ÞÞ IDA- Construction and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities ÞÞ National Board for Small Scale Industries and Rural Enterprises Programme Investment Required ›› Construction of Guinea Fowl production Facility – GHS 2,000,000 ›› Development of Piggery-GHS 4,500,000 KASSENANANKANA ›› Development of irrigation systems/schemes-GHS 15,000,000 WEST DISTRICT Contacts The Kassena Nankana West District (KNWD) was created 2008, carved out from Hon. GEORGE NONTERAH, District Chief Executive, 0243658422 [email protected] the then Kassena Nankana East District. The District is located in the Upper East Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] Region with its capital at Paga. It is bordered to the North by Burkina Faso, the South by the Kassen Nankana Municipal, Builsa North District to the South west, Bolgatanga Municipal to East, Sissala East District in the upper west region to the west. The district lies between latitude 10o 97’’ north of the equator and longitude 01o 10’ west of the Greenwich meridian. It has a total land area of approximately 1004sq.km. The district has a total population size of 70,667 made up of 35,920 females and 34,747males, thus a gender ratio of 50.8% and 49.2% respectively; NABDAM DISTRICT and has a population density of 81persons per sqkm; based on the Population and The Nabdam District Assembly was established by the Local Government (Nabdam Housing Census of 2010. District Assembly) (Establishment) Instrument, 2012 (L.I. 2105). It is one of the newly created districts (carved out from the then Talensi-Nabdam District) in 2012. It has Nangodi as its district capital. The District is located in the Upper East Region ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE of Ghana. It lies between latitudes 100 47’ and 100 57’ north of the Equator; and Both rain fed and irrigation, the main source of employment and accounts for 90.7% of local Gross Domestic Product. The district has large cultivatable land longitudes 00 31’ and 10 15’ west of the Greenwich Meridian. It is bordered to the area with large population of experienced and knowledgeable peasant farmers in the growing of marketable food and traditional (non-tree) cash crops as well North, South and East by the Bongo, Talensi and Bawku West Districts respectively as animals. The most common cash and staple crops grown in the district are groundnuts, rice and sorghum as well as millet and maize. Tomatoes and other and to the West by Bolgatanga Municipality. The District occupies a land area of vegetables also form a very large source of income, but mostly cultivated during the dry season. Livestock and Poultry Production is also a common economic 353 km2. The Nabdam District has a total population of 63,014 consisting of activity in the district by all farmers in the district. Economic trees such as Shea nut, boaboa and dawadawa fruits (which are food sources and raw materials) 31,254 males representing 49.6% and 31,760 females representing 50.4% of the are well harvested, since these plants are extensively distributed in the wild. The agro-processing industry include the production of groundnut oil, shea butter, population. This indicates a slight predominance of females’ population to males in dawadawa food additive or ingredients, Pito processing and the parboiling and milling of local paddy rice and boaboa fruit processing. As the major occupation of the district. women, it is a potential source of improving the economic situation of women and could be an important source of employment in the district. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES • Land CONSTRUCTION OF GUINEA FOWL PRODUCTION FACILITY -GUINEA FOWL • Skilled and non-skilled labor 1 PRODUCTION • Quarrying The Project will focus on Guinea Fowl production – This will include the construction of structure, provision of incubators/equipment, capacity building and training on farm management, extension and veterinary services (laboratory/clinic), meat processing facility and feed production facility. The proposed project would cater for the production of guinea keets and raising them to two to three month and selling them to out growers. GUINEA FOWL PRODUCTION UNIT 1 A permanent production unit for guinea fowl rearing will ensure food security, increase production levels, and reduce unemployment in the district. Guinea fowl rearing is a commonly practice in every household in this district, though production is done in small scale. The potential to DEVELOPMENT OF PIGGERY scale up production is therefore evident considering the number of farmers that exist as well as the technical support that will be available from the 2 The proposed project involves the construction of a pig farm that contain, pig style structures, water reservoirs, operating equipment/ Nabdam Dept of Agric. machines, veterinary clinic, water supply system and Capacity building and meat processing facilities and how farmers could be well resource by constructing appropriate sties (pigpens) for keeping the pigs. There should be capacity building training to upgrade the knowledge and skill of farmers in this industry and has multiplier effect. SHEA SOAP MAKING CENTRE 2 This will be a centre where all soap production activities will take place. The project will create employment for women and encourage the use of locally produced raw materials. A feasibility study has been conducted in Dasabligo where there is an existing soap making women group DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS/SCHEMES- VEGETABLE PRODUCTION however production is on a low level. Production is done under sheds. 3 Dry season farming/irrigation in this part of the country is of senescence with the increasing negative effect of climate change on rain fall within the year. Though most of the people practiced rain fed agriculture, in recent years the rain fall has become so erratic and unpredictable even with the help of meteorologist. SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION The propose project is Construction of new and rehabilitation of existing (dams and dugouts), construction and mechanization of wells for dry 3 A permanent production unit for small ruminant rearing will ensure food security, increase production levels, and reduce unemployment in season farming and development of stream and river irrigation schemes. Development of Irrigable land area, provision of pumps and equipment the district. Small ruminant rearing is a commonly practice in every household in this district, though production is done in small scale. The potential and machinery, establish management structures and capacity building. to scale up production is therefore evident considering the number of farmers that exist as well as the technical support that will be available from Majority of the population becomes unemployed during dry season except few people who are formal employees by the government and petty the Nabdam Dept of Agric. traders; hence many end up with short hour of work and idle time. This project is likely to employ about 80% of the self-employed people who fall within the employable age in the district and are supposedly to work in an average for ones hour in a day. It is a well-known fact that most women Supporting Initiatives in the north spend more of their time in farming than men. Thus, this project will employ most of the rural women and their income levels will ÞÞ Community : Provision of land improve and has multiplier effect. ÞÞ Dept. of Agric : Provision Technical support to farmers ÞÞ District Assembly : Create a business friendly environment

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Investment Required ›› Guinea fowl production unit :GHS250,000.00 ›› Shea soap making Centre :GHS100,000.00 ›› Small Ruminant production :GHS250,000.00 Contacts Hon. Vivian Anafo, District Chief Executive, 0203061431/0249034146 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

PUSIGA DISTRICT Pusiga District with its administrative capital Pusiga is one of the 13 administrative and political Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana and was carved from Bawku Municipal and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year 2012. The District shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the North, republic of Togo to the East, Bawku West to the West and Bawku Municipal to the South.

CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS FOR 1 IRRIGATION AT NIKOGO AND SARABOGO IN THE PUSIGA DISTRICT The construction of dams in these communities would increase agricultural activities and its related businesses tremendously in these communities as there would be permanent supply of water to farm throughout the year rather than depending solely on rains. Thus the people would be able to grow more food, earn more income, feed their families, send their children to school, pay family’s medical bills and command other basic services. It would further ensure food security and food sufficiency; improve the living standard of the people which would make their communities economically and socially stronger and more stable in reducing poverty. This would significantly reduce migration to the barest minimum if not completely eradicated in these communities within their environs. About 4,550 people would benefit from these projects. 2,500 females and 2,050 males. Investment Required ›› The estimated cost of the projects is Two Million Ghana Cedis (GHS2, 000,000.00). The Assembly would provide land and labour during construction of the dams which would cost an amount of Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS30, 000.00).

ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO 20 HACTRE MANGO PLANTATION AT SARABOGO AND 2 KULTAMSI The area is a dry land area and most part of the land is degraded turning the land into agricultural purpose would provide nutrients to support plant and crops growth especially fruit trees as Mango. To plant and grow fruit mango seedlings in the area, one needs to fence the whole area with a wire. Water infrastructure is also required by providing 4No. boreholes to water the mango seedlings. The project is going to be a labour intensive projects it would provide jobs for about 3,800 people 2,500 females and 1,300 males. Investment Required ›› The estimated cost of the project is about One Million Ghana Cedis (GHS1,000,000.00). ›› The Assembly would provide the land and document it properly which would cost an amount of Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS20,000.00)

GUINEA FOWL REARING 3 Guinea fowl rearing in the District is a common bird raised under the traditional system by almost all farmers due to its economic and socio- cultural importance. Guinea fowl rearing in this District is about 70 percent as compare with other birds or fowls in the District. Although the bird is reported to be less susceptible to most poultry diseases, the inability of the farmers to buy and pay for veterinary drugs and services, infrastructure to house the birds are depriving the farmers of the full benefit of the birds. The project would provide employment to about 200 youth at a start 120 males and 80 females. It would provide meat and eggs for restaurants, “chop bar” operators and for households consumption. The District has the potential to enter into serious mass commercial guinea fowl production or rearing if financially supported to build infrastructure to practice intensive rearing, because all resources like good environment thus the dry, sunny and other climatic conditions in the District are suitable for the rearing of guinea fowl as well as the availability of guinea fowls in the District is a great potential for this project. Investment Required ›› The total estimated cost of the project is One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS100,000.00). The Assembly would provide Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS10,000.00) as cost of the land.

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Investment Required Contacts ›› Guinea fowl production unit :GHS250,000.00 Hon. Alhassan Abugbila, 0244541951, DCE, [email protected] › › Shea soap making Centre :GHS100,000.00 Mr. Abdul-Razak Yakah, 0264948919, DCD ›› Small Ruminant production :GHS250,000.00 Mr. Alhassan Hamza, 0242372665, DPO, [email protected] Contacts Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected] Hon. Vivian Anafo, District Chief Executive, 0203061431/0249034146 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 020 9901717 [email protected]

TALENSI DISTRICT Talensi District formerly known as Talensi-Nabdam District forms part of the thirteen (13) Municipalities and Districts in the Upper East Region. The Administrative PUSIGA DISTRICT capital of the District is Tongo. The District shares boundaries with Nabdam District Pusiga District with its administrative capital Pusiga is one of the 13 administrative to the North ,Bolgatanga Municipal to the West ,East Mamprusi District to the and political Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana and was carved from South East , West Mamprusi District to the South West and Bawku West to the Bawku Municipal and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created East. The population of Talensi District is 81,194 (50.3 percent males, 49.7 percent in the year 2012. The District shares boundaries with Burkina Faso to the North, females) representing 7.8 percent of the Upper East region’s total population.The republic of Togo to the East, Bawku West to the West and Bawku Municipal to the district has a sex ratio of 101, i.e., for every 100 females there 101 males. A little South. over eighty-four percent (84.1%) of the population resides in rural localities.The District has a youthful population of 41.2 percent below 15 years and 9.7 percent elderly persons (60 years and older). CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS FOR 1 IRRIGATION AT NIKOGO AND SARABOGO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PUSIGA DISTRICT Agriculture The construction of dams in these communities would increase agricultural Agriculture is the main source of employment and accounts for 90% of local Gross Domestic Product. Economic activities also depend very much on it. The district activities and its related businesses tremendously in these communities as has large cultivatable land area of 49,200 hectares with large population of experienced and knowledgeable peasant farmers in the growing of marketable food there would be permanent supply of water to farm throughout the year rather than depending solely on rains. Thus the people would be able to grow more food, earn more income, feed their families, send their children and traditional (non-tree) cash crops as well as animals. About 15,465 are under cultivation further investment in this area could increase the supply of raw to school, pay family’s medical bills and command other basic services. It would further ensure food security and food sufficiency; improve the living materials to the local industries. standard of the people which would make their communities economically and socially stronger and more stable in reducing poverty. This would significantly reduce migration to the barest minimum if not completely eradicated in these communities within their environs. About 4,550 people Non-tree Cash Crops would benefit from these projects. 2,500 females and 2,050 males. Groundnuts and sorghum are mostly cultivated as cash crops and are commonly used raw materials for production within the local economy, and demanded internationally. Millet, rice and maize are more considered as staples, as they are mostly the consumable and sold only during the harvest seasons for rituals and Investment Required festivals. Tomatoes and other vegetables also form a very large source of income, but mostly during the dry season. These are grown around the dams and along ›› The estimated cost of the projects is Two Million Ghana Cedis (GHS2, 000,000.00). The Assembly would provide land and labour during the banks of the White Volta. This could be a very important source of employment for the youth if the appropriate financial and technical support is provided to construction of the dams which would cost an amount of Thirty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS30, 000.00). increase production. Apart from demand for household and industrial consumption, it is exported to other regions for both industrial and domestic use.

ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO 20 HACTRE MANGO PLANTATION AT SARABOGO AND Livestock and Poultry Production 2 KULTAMSI Livestock rearing and poultry production is another activity that is carried out by most farmers within the district and could be scaled-up into commercial business. The area is a dry land area and most part of the land is degraded turning the land into agricultural purpose would provide nutrients to support plant and crops growth especially fruit trees as Mango. To plant and grow fruit mango seedlings in the area, one needs to fence the whole area with a Economic Trees and Agro–Processing wire. Water infrastructure is also required by providing 4No. boreholes to water the mango seedlings. The project is going to be a labour intensive Economic tree such as Shea nut and dawadawa fruits (which are food sources and raw materials) are well harvested, since the tress are extensively distributed projects it would provide jobs for about 3,800 people 2,500 females and 1,300 males. in the district.

Investment Required The harvesting and processes of such fruits is mostly dominated by women. The women group has considerable experience in the gathering and processing of ›› The estimated cost of the project is about One Million Ghana Cedis (GHS1,000,000.00). these fruits and this is the common practice in all communities. ›› The Assembly would provide the land and document it properly which would cost an amount of Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS20,000.00)

The agro-processing industry include the production of groundnut oil, shea-butter, dawadawa food additive or ingredients , Pito and the parboiling and milling of local paddy rice. As the major occupation of women, it is a potential source of improving the economic situation of women and could be an important source of GUINEA FOWL REARING employment in the district. Guinea fowl rearing in the District is a common bird raised under the traditional system by almost all farmers due to its economic and socio- 3 The production of other economic non-traditional trees such as mangoes, cashew could be encouraged as a source of income and employments market and land cultural importance. Guinea fowl rearing in this District is about 70 percent as compare with other birds or fowls in the District. Although the bird is reported to be less susceptible to most poultry diseases, the inability of the farmers to buy and pay for veterinary drugs and services, infrastructure for this kind of venture is available. to house the birds are depriving the farmers of the full benefit of the birds. The project would provide employment to about 200 youth at a start 120 males and 80 females. It would provide meat and eggs for restaurants, “chop bar” operators and for households consumption. The District has the Mining potential to enter into serious mass commercial guinea fowl production or rearing if financially supported to build infrastructure to practice intensive Small scale mining is carried out in the district. An area of about 72sq km has been demarcated as concession in the Eastern part of the district, which range rearing, because all resources like good environment thus the dry, sunny and other climatic conditions in the District are suitable for the rearing of from one (1) to 25 acres and can be acquired by groups, individuals or companies. guinea fowl as well as the availability of guinea fowls in the District is a great potential for this project. Investment Required Quarrying ›› The total estimated cost of the project is One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS100,000.00). The Assembly would provide Ten Thousand Two quarries namely Granites and Marbles Company and Upper Quarry Company Limited are operating in the district. The former produces boulders from Ghana Cedis (GHS10,000.00) as cost of the land. the rock at Wakii and processed into Granites and Marbles at Accra, whiles the latter located at Pwalugu produces chippings, dust and other aggregates for the

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construction industry. Artisanal stone quarrying and heaping activities are also carried out extensively in the district. A bulk of the stones supplied to the adjoining districts in the Upper East Region and the Northern Region for construction is produced from the Talensi-Nabdam District, taking into consideration the raw material which is flooded in Tongo.

Sand and gravel wining Sand and gravel wining is also carried out in certain parts of the district especially in the Gbeogo riverbeds and gravel grounds .Given the necessary financial support the youth could gain employment from the production of blocks and bricks.

Handicraft The following handicrafts are commonly produced in the Talensi District, some for local use and for exports: wood carvings, zana mats, baskets production, hats, leather tanning, leather bags and other wears, yarns production and smock weaving, local hard fans and locally made brooms. Others are hoes, knives and pottery. These activities are mostly carried out during the dry season, and contribute significantly to employment and income in the district; further investment in this sector, could develop most of the products for export.

REHABILITATION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN STAR TOMATO 1 FACTORY Retrofitting and adding new processing equipment to be able to process other food stuffs like shea nut.

DEVELOPMENT OF STORAGE, WAREHOUSE AND PACK HOUSE 2 A structure equipped with the necessary facilities for the storage of agricultural produce especially leafy vegetables.

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION FACILITIES ALONG THE WHITE VOLTA 3 A well-developed draught resistant dam with secured irrigable fields and canals to provide all year farming Investment Required ›› Rehabilitation and operationalization of Northern Star Tomato factory – GHS 2,000,000.00 ›› Development of Storage, Warehouse and Park house – GHS 1,000,000.00 ›› Development of Irrigation facilities along the White Volta – GHS 800,000.00 Assembly’s commitment to proposed investment • Land • Co-operation/collaboration and commitment

Contacts Hon. Edward Awonoore, District Chief Executive Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

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UPPER WEST REGION The region covers a geographical area of approximately 18,478 square kilometres. This constitutes about 12.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The region is bordered on the North by the Republic of Burkina Faso, on the East by Upper East Region, on the South by Northern Region and on the West by Cote d’Ivoire. The region is located in the guinea savannah vegetation belt. The vegetation consists of grass with scattered drought resistant trees such as the shea, the baobab, dawadawa, and neem trees. The heterogeneous collection of trees provides all domestic requirements for fuel wood and charcoal, construction of houses, cattle kraals and fencing of gardens. The shorter shrubs and grass provide fodder for livestock. The major ethnic groups in the region fall under the broad generic categories of the Mole Dagbon (75.7%) and Grusi (18.4%). The major languages of the region are Dagaare, Sissali, Wale and Lobi. Art Church and the Hippopotamus Sanctuary at Wechiau. These apart, areas like the Gwollu Slave Defence Wall and TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Slave site caves as well as George Ekem Ferguson’s tomb Festivals attract tourists to the region. Festivals such as Kobine, Kakube, Zumbeti, Willa, Dumba, Paragbiele, Bagre, Kala, Bongngo and Singma portray the ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS way of life of the people of the region. For instance, the The main economic activity of the people of the region Dumba, which is celebrated by the Walas, is to usher in the is peasant farming. This is supported by the fact that 72.2 New Year. It is at this festival that the Chief is assessed as per cent of the economically active group are engaged in to his physical fitness to continue to rule his people. During agriculture or related activities. The hard working farmers the festival, a live cow is tied and confined to the ground of the region cultivate maize, guinea corn, millet, yam, rice, after which the Chief is asked to jump over it without any soya beans and cotton in addition to the rearing of cattle in part of his body or his clothes touching it. large numbers.

If the Chief is able to successfully jump over it, then, it is Adapted from: www.ghanadistricts.com a clear indication that he would live to continue ruling his people but if he fails, it is a bad omen which presupposes that he would die shortly because he is considered weak and has no long life to rule anymore. The Kokube festival celebrated by the people of Nandom and the Kobine by the people of Lawra have a common significance and are celebrated to offer thanks to God through the ancestors for blessing them with a bumper harvest.

Handicrafts Culture is not only observed through the celebration of festivals but can be seen also in handicrafts. In Upper West, the people are engaged in spinning, weaving and smock designing. They produce very beautiful musical instruments like the xylophone and engage in pottery, blacksmithing and carving.

Tourist Centres Areas of tourist attraction areas in the region include the Wa Naa’s Palace and Dondoli Sudamic (Larabanga) Mosque, Jirapa Naa’s Palace, Nandom all-stone Gothic

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DAFFIAMA-BUSSIE- ISSA DISTRICT The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District is one of the newly created districts carved off from the then Nadowli District with its district capital at Issa. It covers a total land area of 1,456.16930 square kilometers which represents 7% of the total land area of the region. It is bordered to the South by Wa Municipal Assembly, to the North by Jirapa and Sissala West District Assemblies, to the West by Nadowli/Kaleo District Assembly and to the East by Wa East District Assembly.

IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE 1 REHABILITATION (FIAN) DAM The project seeks to rehabilitate the waters that have been destroyed and to fence the 20 acres land with chain links wire to enable the women engage in the production of vegetable during the agriculture off-season. The District was privileged to have had a Small Scale Irrigation facility constructed by ActionAID Ghana in 2002. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The irrigation facility was provided by ActionAID Ghana. The women farmers have formed a group called Tietaa Women Association who used to cultivate the land before the arrival and settlement of the Alien Fulani Herdsmen in the Community. ÞÞ The group had received capacity building training sessions on vegetables production, Nutrition education and local food preparation and utilization. ÞÞ The District Assembly prepared train the women group in good agricultural practices and entrepreneurship. ÞÞ Feasibility studies and technical works were done before the dam was constructed. Vegetables were originally produced and marketed in Wa before the cattle menace surfaced in the Community. Investment Required ›› The total investment is GHS300, 000.00

SUPPORT WOMEN GROUPS IN THE MAIZE PRODUCTION 2 Maize is the main staple food in the District as almost every household in the district cultivate some amount of land for maize production. The project intends to support 200 women group in the district. That is 20 women in each group which will help boost the income of women hence their nutritional status. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ MASARA N’ARZIKI will purchase maize produced ÞÞ The District Agriculture Unit provides extension services to these women farmers ÞÞ The District Assembly in collaboration of the Rural Enterprise Project to support in the training of the women in GAPs and Entrepreneurship. Investment Required ›› The total investment amount GHS300,000.00

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION SERVICE CENTRES (AMSECS) 3 The project will promote the availability of machinery under hire purchase and lease scheme, increase value addition to agricultural raw materials by developing simple tools in aiding agro processing, reduce post-harvest losses as well as facilitate the use of agricultural machineries by small holder farmers who are mostly women. The implementation of this project has the potential of creating jobs for about 2000 people especially women in the chain of direct and indirect beneficiaries. Out of this, it is estimated that about 3000 small holder farmers will also benefit. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Other private sector operations such as Masara N’ardziki, Antika farms and Bazing Farms provide Nucleus-out growers support schemes to farmers in the area of expanded maize production. ÞÞ Large acreages of maize are cultivated by farmers in the district. These operators often mobilize tractor services from outside the region to service their farmers during the season. ÞÞ Bazing farms acquired one tractor and maize shelter through the support of his financial operator in order to render services to the outgrowers. Notwithstanding the provision of these services, many farmers are unable to access mechanized services at the right time and for their operations. Investment Required ›› Build the capacities of the operators and the managers of the AMSECs. The total amount required cannot be determined now but will be based on the world market prices of the ten (10) tractors and equipment attached.

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Contacts DAFFIAMA-BUSSIE- Hon. Fidelis N. Zumakpeh, District Chief Executive 0247485559/0209292595 [email protected] ISSA DISTRICT Mr. Edward Darre Chebere, District Coordinating Director 0549286038 [email protected] Safia Abdulai District, Development Planning Officer 0244474163 [email protected] The Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District is one of the newly created districts carved off David Kaawula, Ag. Director of Agric, [email protected] from the then Nadowli District with its district capital at Issa. It covers a total land Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717 [email protected] area of 1,456.16930 square kilometers which represents 7% of the total land area of the region. It is bordered to the South by Wa Municipal Assembly, to the North by Jirapa and Sissala West District Assemblies, to the West by Nadowli/Kaleo District Assembly and to the East by Wa East District Assembly.

IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION (FIAN) DAM JIr aPA DISTRICT 1 The Jirapa District has a population of about 95,382 and is located in the North The project seeks to rehabilitate the waters that have been destroyed and Western corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The District has a land size to fence the 20 acres land with chain links wire to enable the women engage in the production of vegetable during the agriculture off-season. The District of 1,188.6 square kilometers representing 6.4 percent of the regional landmass. was privileged to have had a Small Scale Irrigation facility constructed by The district has an agrarian economy with about 70.8 percent of households in ActionAID Ghana in 2002. agriculture and related activities. Other activities include, services, agro-processing and other small scale manufacturing activities. The strategic location of the district Supporting Initiatives presents an opportunity for trade among other districts in the region and even ÞÞ The irrigation facility was provided by ActionAID Ghana. The women farmers have formed a group called Tietaa Women Association who used beyond. to cultivate the land before the arrival and settlement of the Alien Fulani Herdsmen in the Community. ÞÞ The group had received capacity building training sessions on vegetables production, Nutrition education and local food preparation and utilization. ÞÞ The District Assembly prepared train the women group in good agricultural practices and entrepreneurship. ÞÞ Feasibility studies and technical works were done before the dam was constructed. Vegetables were originally produced and marketed in Wa DRIP-IRRIGATION SYSTEM ALONG THE before the cattle menace surfaced in the Community. 1 BLACK VOLTA RIVER AT TULON Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that allows precisely controlled Investment Required application of water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly near the › › The total investment is GHS300, 000.00 plant roots through a network of valves, pipes, tubing and emitters. Plasticulture is the combined use of drip irrigation, polyethylene mulch and raised beds. Greatest productivity and earliness may be achieved in vegetable production by combining plasticulture with the use of transplants. The Drip SUPPORT WOMEN GROUPS IN THE MAIZE PRODUCTION Irrigation System seeks to provide a ten (10) hectare irrigable land for farmers particularly women, along the Black Volta. 2 Maize is the main staple food in the District as almost every household in the district cultivate some amount of land for maize production. The project intends to support 200 women group in the district. That is 20 women in each group which will help boost the income of women hence Supporting Initiatives their nutritional status. ÞÞ The Northern Rural Growth Programme has already opened up the road to the proposed project site. ÞÞ The programme has also built capacities of farmers on irrigation activities and also embarked on afforestation along the river to protect the Supporting Initiatives buffer. ÞÞ The District Assembly has also assisted some farmers to acquire 5 water pumping machines and also embanked on afforestation along the Black ÞÞ MASARA N’ARZIKI will purchase maize produced Volta River at Gbetouri under the Ghana Social Opportunity Programme (GSOP). ÞÞ The District Agriculture Unit provides extension services to these women farmers ÞÞ The Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods Transformation Project (ACDEP intervention) has also supported women with local fencing materials ÞÞ The District Assembly in collaboration of the Rural Enterprise Project to support in the training of the women in GAPs and Entrepreneurship. to embark on dry season gardening. Investment Required ›› The total investment amount GHS300,000.00 INVESTMENT REQUIRED ›› The total project cost required is GHS295,000. The District Assembly support for the project is GH¢60,000 being the cost of 10 hector land for the project. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION SERVICE CENTRES (AMSECS) 3 The project will promote the availability of machinery under hire purchase and lease scheme, increase value addition to agricultural raw materials by developing simple tools in aiding agro processing, reduce post-harvest losses as well as facilitate the use of agricultural machineries by AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SERVICES ENTERPRISE CENTERS (AMSEC) IN small holder farmers who are mostly women. 2 JIRAPA The implementation of this project has the potential of creating jobs for about 2000 people especially women in the chain of direct and indirect The Agriculture Mechanization Centre aims at providing timely and affordable mechanized services to farmers who cannot afford agricultural beneficiaries. Out of this, it is estimated that about 3000 small holder farmers will also benefit. machinery on their own in the district. The proposed centre will be located at Jirapa with six (6) tractors with basic implements (plows, harrows, trailers). Among the services the centre will provide include: Land preparation; Maintenance/repair of tractors; capacity building training for tractor Supporting Initiatives operators and carting of farm produce from production centres. The centre will address such needs as; ensuring early land preparation; reduce post-harvest losses associated with transport; promotion of large scale production. ÞÞ Other private sector operations such as Masara N’ardziki, Antika farms and Bazing Farms provide Nucleus-out growers support schemes to farmers in the area of expanded maize production. The mechanization centre will lead to increase in production and expansion of the local economy. It will also result in the opening up of feeder roads ÞÞ Large acreages of maize are cultivated by farmers in the district. These operators often mobilize tractor services from outside the region to as most of these tractor services will be done in the rural communities. It is expected that, the centre will create a total of 500 direct and indirect service their farmers during the season. jobs for both men and women. The project targets 50 direct jobs for women and 150 for men. ÞÞ Bazing farms acquired one tractor and maize shelter through the support of his financial operator in order to render services to the outgrowers. Notwithstanding the provision of these services, many farmers are unable to access mechanized services at the right time and for their operations. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly has initiated a process for the acquisition of land for the project. It also has 1 tractor to support the project. Links Investment Required have already been established with the existing private tractor owners and operators associations for effective collaboration in the project ›› Build the capacities of the operators and the managers of the AMSECs. The total amount required cannot be determined now but will be based implementation. on the world market prices of the ten (10) tractors and equipment attached. Investment Required ›› Hence total project cost required from SADA is GHS535, 000.00 as the District Assembly support for the project is GHS90,000.00 being the cost of 1 tractor with accessories, 2-acre land and building permits.

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SOY BEANS PRODUCTION 3 The project aims at supporting farmers (especially women) with farm inputs and extension services and also builds capacities of farmers to increase the production of soya beans for increased household incomes and ensuring food security. The needs this project will address include but not limited to: • Household food security • Improving household nutritional status • Employment creation for farmers, especially women • Feed for the poultry industry The project will provide soya products to the Senior High Schools and the Ghana School Feeding Programme to improve the nutritional status and health of students/pupils. The local marked will also be expanded considering the high demand for soya and its products across the nation. It is expected that 600 direct and indirect jobs will be created from this project through the value chain: production; processing sale of soya and its products. The project targets 300 direct jobs for women and 100 jobs for men. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The capacities of staff of the District Agriculture Development Unit have been enhanced in soya value chain. They are therefore available to build capacities of farmers on the project. ÞÞ Northern Rural Growth Programme has interest of developing the soya value chain and this will be an opportunity for the project. Investment Required ›› The total project cost required from SADA is GHS254, 000.00 as the District Assembly support for the project is GHS10,000 being the cost of land and building permits. Contacts Salifu B. Kanton, Coordinating Director, 0207108448, [email protected] Allaansah Kuzie, Director -DADU, 0208549159, [email protected] Seidu Salifu, Planning Officer, 0208722438, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

Lambussie-Karni District The Lambussie-Karni District lies in the north-western corner of the Upper West Region of Ghana. It is the ninth district to be created in the region. The district was created from the Jirapa-Lambussie District Assembly by the legislative Instrument LI 1849 in 2007.The district forms part of Eleven (11) Districts in the Upper West Region. The Administrative capital is Lambussie. The District shares boundaries to the south with Jirapa District Assembly, to the East with Sissala West District, to the West with the Nandom District and to the North with Burkina Faso. The District, therefore, serves as the National Gate way to Burkina Faso. Other major towns in the District include Hamile, Samoa, Billaw, Piina and Karni. The location of the District is strategic as its proximity to Burkina Faso could enhance cross border trade and other mutual relationships in terms of exchange of ideas for the development of the District.

ECONOMIC POTENTIALS The major economic activity in the district is agriculture which employs 14,590 (72.5%) of people in the district. About 77.7% of males in the district are into agriculture, while that of females is about 68.2%. Unlike agriculture which is male dominant in the district, the proportion of females employed in manufacturing is far higher than the proportion of males (3.5). Other economic activities in the district are manufacturing (10%), wholesale, retail and vehicle repairs (7%). Other economic activities together take an insignificant share of 8%. The proportion of females in wholesale and retail (8.4%) is also higher than males (5.4%). Table 1.22 presents the occupational structure of people in the district.

DREDGING AND REHABILITATION OF LUMBUSSIE DAM 1 The Lambussie Dam is located in Lambussie, the district capital and serves about 400-500 farmers who depend on it for dry season faring of vegetables such as onions and tomatoes. It addresses the need for dependable source of water for all year farming. Among economic opportunities the dam makes dry season farming possible, supports efforts to improve food security and provide water source for animals in the dry season especially fishing.

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SOY BEANS PRODUCTION CONSTRUCTION OF HATCHER 3 The project aims at supporting farmers (especially women) with farm inputs and extension services and also builds capacities of farmers to 2 The project proposes to develop a facility where farmers could send fertile eggs of the domestic birds to be hatched at fee needed to boost increase the production of soya beans for increased household incomes and ensuring food security. poultry and guinea fowl production in the district for about 2000 farmers. The needs this project will address include but not limited to: • Household food security REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION OF LAMBUSSIE SILO • Improving household nutritional status There exist an existing a silo in Lambussie which need to be expanded and rehabilitated to allow farmers ware house for the safe storage of • Employment creation for farmers, especially women 3 their grains at a fee. • Feed for the poultry industry The project will provide soya products to the Senior High Schools and the Ghana School Feeding Programme to improve the nutritional status Supporting Initiatives and health of students/pupils. The local marked will also be expanded considering the high demand for soya and its products across the nation. It ÞÞ Interventions that have been undertaken by the government through WAAPP have provided an incubator, a generator, vaccines feeds etc to is expected that 600 direct and indirect jobs will be created from this project through the value chain: production; processing sale of soya and its beneficiary farmers. SADA on it part provided a multipurpose Sheller to the 2014 best farmer of the district. NRGP has also given training to products. The project targets 300 direct jobs for women and 100 jobs for men. farmers on post-harvest loss management. While MOFA has provided AMSEC tractors to the 4 area councils in the district ÞÞ Technical detailed surveys are yet to be conducted on the proposed projects to ascertain how investment is required to bring them to fruition. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The capacities of staff of the District Agriculture Development Unit have been enhanced in soya value chain. They are therefore available to Investment Required build capacities of farmers on the project. ›› The amount of investment the Lambussie-Karni District Assembly will commit to those projects with a prospective private partner shall be ÞÞ Northern Rural Growth Programme has interest of developing the soya value chain and this will be an opportunity for the project. subject to negotiation. ›› The Lambussie-Karni district assembly will take the lead in mobilizing beneficiary communities, acquire land as well as honor its financial obligation. Investment Required ›› The total project cost required from SADA is GHS254, 000.00 as the District Assembly support for the project is GHS10,000 being the cost of Contacts land and building permits. Abdallah Ibn Anass, 0203514249, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] Contacts Salifu B. Kanton, Coordinating Director, 0207108448, [email protected] Allaansah Kuzie, Director -DADU, 0208549159, [email protected] Seidu Salifu, Planning Officer, 0208722438, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] LAWr a DISTRICT The Lawra District, with a population of 59,231 is a newly created district in the Upper Wrest Region. Lawra is the district capital and arguable one of the oldest town in the Upper West Region. Lawra is drained by the tributaries of the Black Volta Lake East and the Kambee to the north. It has several alluvial valleys suitable Lambussie-Karni District for rice farming, development of irrigation facilities and consequently dry season The Lambussie-Karni District lies in the north-western corner of the Upper West vegetable farming. The streams and rivers give the district a relative high potential Region of Ghana. It is the ninth district to be created in the region. The district was for fishing and the establishment of fish farm. The major occupation is subsistence created from the Jirapa-Lambussie District Assembly by the legislative Instrument farming in cereals including; rice, sorghum, millet m, maize; groundnuts, Bambara LI 1849 in 2007.The district forms part of Eleven (11) Districts in the Upper West beans; Soya beans, beans; Vegetables; Sheanut collection; Fishing; Trading and Small Region. The Administrative capital is Lambussie. The District shares boundaries to scale and micro enterprises (pito brewing shea nut and groundnut oil extraction and the south with Jirapa District Assembly, to the East with Sissala West District, to the others). West with the Nandom District and to the North with Burkina Faso. The District, therefore, serves as the National Gate way to Burkina Faso. Other major towns in the District include Hamile, Samoa, Billaw, Piina and Karni. The location of the District is strategic as its proximity to Burkina Faso could enhance cross border trade AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT and other mutual relationships in terms of exchange of ideas for the development 1 Growing community settlements at Dikpe and Bagri communities along the Black Volta presents a great opportunity for medium to large of the District. scale production of fish. The proposed project includes the construction of fish ponds, training in fingerlings production, pond management and fish farming. The colonial Government established Fishing Training Centres in the Lawra, Nandom and Dazuuri communities to train the youth in the weaving of fishing nets and fishing. Although these training centres have folded up for decades now, the knowledge and skills still exist in the District. ECONOMIC POTENTIALS Fish farming would provide employment for several families especially women who are normally engaged in smoking, drying and marketing of fish and related products. Over 100 people can be employed directly and an additional 500 in the value chain. The major economic activity in the district is agriculture which employs 14,590 (72.5%) of people in the district. About 77.7% of males in the district are into agriculture, while that of females is about 68.2%. Unlike agriculture which is male dominant in the district, the proportion of females employed in manufacturing is far higher than the proportion of males (3.5). Other economic activities in the district are manufacturing (10%), wholesale, retail and vehicle repairs (7%). Supporting Initiatives This project will be supported by: Other economic activities together take an insignificant share of 8%. The proportion of females in wholesale and retail (8.4%) is also higher than males (5.4%). Þ Table 1.22 presents the occupational structure of people in the district. Þ The Lawra District Assemby has in its DMTD (2014-2017) an activity to organise technical training in basic cosmetic production, soap production, and fish processing, groundnut processing, shea butter processing, guinea fowl rearing, fish farming and leather wor. ÞÞ Department of Agriculture/Fisheries Division; ÞÞ Rural Enterprise Project with the NBSSI DREDGING AND REHABILITATION OF LUMBUSSIE DAM Investment Required 1 The Lambussie Dam is located in Lambussie, the district capital and serves about 400-500 farmers who depend on it for dry season faring of The investment required include; liners, pumps, filtration decors, cages, nets and related material resources and the technical know-how. Other vegetables such as onions and tomatoes. It addresses the need for dependable source of water for all year farming. Among economic opportunities resources required are; the dam makes dry season farming possible, supports efforts to improve food security and provide water source for animals in the dry season especially fishing. ›› Transport facilities i.e. vehicles, tricycles ›› Cold store The Assembly is committing an initially GH¢20,000.00 in addition to staff expertise of the District Assembly and land space community level.

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MARKET CENTRE WITH APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE 2 The proposed project will see the construction of a modern market centre at Eremon which has a large concentration of the district population and is arguably one of the major food baskets of the District.The components of the project include: market stalls; chain of shops/ stores for wholesale and retail of provisions and general merchandise; lorry park; warehouses, restaurants; access ways and pavements as well as other accompanying infrastructure. The structures would be developed in phases and design drawings will include single, two or more multi-storey buildings. Supporting Initiatives The following initiatives will support this project: ÞÞ Lawra District Assembly ÞÞ The NBSSI is also facilitating the implementation of the Business Advisory centre concept which seeks to identify, train and equip businesses in the District to make them more viable and competitive. ÞÞ The site of the market has been identified at Eremon and the Assembly is exploring the possibilities of properly acquiring the land. Investment Required ›› A detailed engineering; planning and costing of the various components of the project is yet to be made to determine the total financial cost of the project. This is an investment required in terms of consultancy services to complement the existing expertise of the District Assembly’s Works Department and Development Planning and Coordinating unit. ›› Investors would be required to identify specific infrastructural activities and be willing to comply by the Engineer’s specification and planning layout. PPP arrangement will include the BOT (Build Operate Transfer) and BOO (Build Operate Own).

INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING OF RICE, GROUNDNUTS AND SHEA BUTTER 3 Rural industrial processing of shea nuts, groundnuts and rice potentially has 69% rate of commercialization. The project forms part of an envisaged more composite industrial estate encompassing several interrelated sub projects. Within the estate, the following industrial activities are intended to be carried out: shea butter extraction; groundnut oil/ extraction and paste production; pinning and weaving to produce garments including smock and traditional cloth; pito production; aluminium pot and single agricultural implements such as holes, plough, axes, sickles; ceramic products, particularly earthenware (pottery). The potential for such an integrated project is high, given the current proliferation of such activities albeit in a disorganised manner and at very micro levels for that matter. The project will be located in Eremon/ Babile. The infrastructural requirements include; access roads, drainage system, warehouse, show rooms, retail/sales depot; restaurant (chop bars; waste/ garbage disposal point, parking lot, block of free forces, shops and toilet facilities. Supporting activities include the construction administrative block, residential units for key staff and critical apprentices and a business center and the supply and installation of processors. Supporting Initiatives The supporting initiatives to the project are; ÞÞ Construction of state of the art warehouse at Eremon under the Northern Rural Growth Programme. ÞÞ Upgrading of access roads under the Ghana Social Opportunity Programme. ÞÞ Support for rice production at Babile. ÞÞ The establishment of a Business Advisory Center and training of business operators by NBSSI. ÞÞ A World Bank Team and Assembly Staff have assessed the rice production potential in the District especially the Bririfoh and Babile area and have found the large scale production to be feasible. ÞÞ The Assembly is willing to support the project by negotiating for the release of land, and contributing technical managerial planning and financial expertise (personnel) to the planning, implementation, monitoring and co-ordinating of the projects activities. ÞÞ The Assembly is peaceful and the people are friendly and will co-operate with investors to achieve the project’s results. Further the Assembly is creating the enabling environment by providing reliable water supply and extending electricity to the area. Investment Required ›› A detailed assessment of the investment portfolio and budget need to be undertaken to give a realistic estimated cost. The investors’ interest determines the scope of the sub-projects and ultimately the cost. The above notwithstanding a conservative estimated cost of the project is about a U$D 3 million. Contacts Kenneth D.G. Diesuo, Chief Development Planning Officer, 0244026773, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

Upper West Region 56 SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

NADOWLI-KALEO DISTRICT The Nadowli-Kaleo District was carved out of the then Nadowli District in June, 2012 under Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2101 with Nadowli as its capital. The Nadowli-Kaleo District is centrally located in the Upper West region of Ghana. It lies between latitude 100 201 and 110 301 north and longitude 31 101 and 21101 west. It is bordered to the south by Wa Municipal, west by Burkina Faso, north by Jirapa and Lambussie-Karni Districts and to the east by the Daffiama-Bussie- Issa District. The Nadowli-Kaleo District, with a territorial size of 1,132.02 km2 extends from the Billi Bridge (4km from WA) to the Dapuori Bridge (almost 12km from Jirapa) on the main Wa-Jirapa-Hamile road. From west to east, it extends from the Black Volta to Daffiama. The land of the district is generally low lying but gently undulating at altitudes ranging between 150m-300m above sea level though some parts average 600m. There is one major stream, the Bakpong and several ephemeral streams, which flow into the Black Volta.

Nadowli-Kaleo District lies within the tropical continental or guinea savannah woodland characterized by shrubs and grassland with scattered medium sized trees. Some economic trees found in the district are kapok, shea, baobab, mango and dawadawa and these are resistant to both fire and drought.

According to the 2010 population census, the District has a total population of about 61,561. Tourism has been discovered to be one of the main driving forces of economic growth in least developed economies. However, even though the district has a strong tourism potential; this is yet to be developed to contribute meaningfully to the district’s economy. The following are some of the sites that have been identified and investigated to be viable tourist sites in the district:

• Cluster of Anthills (Falantan Anthills) at Bayero near Nanville • Rocks and caves at Sankana, • Ombo Wura Rock at Ombo near Kaleo • Crocodile Pond at Kaleo • Bone -setters Clinic at Duong • Porcupine Sanctuary or Villages at Cure near Sombo • Palm Thicket in the middle of the Savanna and pond at Vogoni

IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 1 The District has vast arable land along the Black Volta River which can be cultivated on a large scale. Most of the farmers along the River undertake dry season crop production and have great interest and experience in managing dry season farming. However, in the current system of irrigation, PVC pipes are used to manually water the crops, a laborious and slow process which does not encourage large scale production. Given the available land and water resources, there is a great potential for large scale irrigation farming by both small scale and commercial farmers. Investment in commercial production would provide jobs to the youth while other unemployed youth may undertake dry season crop production as a business venture if irrigation infrastructure is developed. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly has already secured five water pumping machines and accessories for five communities along the Black Volta River. ÞÞ The District currently owns few well-drained dams which communities use for dry season farming by direct pumping of water from the dams and manual directional watering using PVC pipes. ÞÞ Land user agreements have already been signed between the Department of Agriculture of the Nadowli-Kaleo District and land owners along the Black Volta for large scale agricultural production. ÞÞ The Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP) has conducted an assessment of the area and consequently recommended it suitable for large scale crop production Investment Required ›› An initial investment amount of at least 1.5 million Ghana Cedis (GHS 1,500,000.00) would be appropriate for developing irrigation infrastructure in the district.

AGRO-PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 2 This project seeks to add value to raw agricultural produce for secured markets. It would also have an advantage of providing jobs to the unemployed since workers would be needed in various stages of processing of the products. In this regard, the shea-nut industry is highly recommended for investment to process shea-nut into finished products. Processing of soya-beans, mango fruits and cashew nuts is another investment area with opportunities in the district. Most farmers in the district have interest and experience in cultivating these crops and would be delighted to cultivate in large quantities in order to adequately supply the needed raw material furnish to the industry. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Upper West Agro Industries Company located in Sombo community in the district is already into the processing of soya beans into finished products like soya oil and soya cake as animal feed which are greatly patronized.

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Investment Required ›› An initial investment amount of at least One Million Ghana Cedis (GHS 1,000,000.00) would be required to establish some processing facilities in the district.

POST-HARVEST STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 3 This project is purported to establish warehouses or pack houses in selected communities located at vantage points for storage of farm produce. Given that about 30% of annual post-harvest losses occurs due to lack of proper storage facilities in the district the project has a potential of reducing waste and offering higher prices to farmers during sale. The project also has a potential of encouraging production as producers can now be guaranteed of future sales. Large acres of land have recently being handed over to the NRGP to construct a warehouse complex at Sombo community, a suburb of the district but this can serve only few communities. Additional storage facilities are needed in the district in order to serve a larger scope of communities. Investment Required ›› An initial investment amount of about Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 500, 000.00) would be required for this project.

LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE – SOIL AND PRODUCE TESTING 4 This project seeks to provide pioneering services in the district and even the whole of the Upper West region in soil testing and Maximum Residue Level (MRL) testing of vegetables and fruits. The establishment of a prototype mini laboratory for soil testing and pesticide residue testing is being envisaged to serve as a testing center for the District and the region as a whole. Such a lab would provide solid scientific backing to our agricultural activities and help promote our produce in both domestic and international markets. Investment Required ›› An initial investment amount of Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 500,000.00) is envisaged for this project. Contacts Hon. John Bosco Bomansaan , DCE, 0243810708, [email protected] Mr. Sibeko S. Osman, District Coordinating Director, 0242380916 Mr. David K. Waawula, District Director, Agric, 0203782994 Esther Abaching, District Planning Officer, 0206767659 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

Nandom District The Nandom District is one of the eleven districts in the Upper West region of Ghana. It is bounded to the East and South by the Lambussie and Jirapa Districts respectively and to the North and West by the Republic of Burkina Faso. Its closeness to Burkina Faso offers it a strategic location for international interactions and exchanges. The total area of the District is put at 567.6 square km. This constitutes about 3.1% of the Region’s total land area. The District is constituted by 84 communities with 86% of the inhabitants living in rural areas. The population density is about 89 per square kilometer. The District has its administrative capital at Nandom.

Agriculture is the major activity that engages about 80% of the population in the District. The industry is centered mainly on crops and livestock production, though there are efforts in aquaculture, fisheries, agro-processing and agro-trade. The main crops grown by the farmers are millet, rice, maize, cowpea, bambara-beans, groundnuts, yam, potatoes (sweet) and soya bean. Of these, the District has an advantage in groundnuts and cowpea production. Animals reared include sheep, goats, cattle, pigs (swine) and poultry.

The district has, over the years, recorded low agricultural production due to erratic rainfall pattern, long dry harmattan, hot seasons, poor accessible roads, absence of electricity power in most communities coupled with inadequate facilities and equipment for agricultural mechanization undermines the various efforts and interventions in the agricultural subsector. The result being that production always falls short of the expectation of farmers, high post-harvest loses and low incomes of farmers.

This calls for the need to enhance the provision of water for the dry season gardening, provision of electricity to communities, connecting communities to urban centres and market by roads and providing an agricultural mechanization Centre to provide mechanization equipment to farmers and also train them on its usage. Below, therefore, are our three prioritized projects which when implemented will improve agricultural and incomes of 80% of the district population. This can be effectively achieved through our corporation with development partners.

Upper West Region 58 SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

Investment Required CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF THREE SMALL- SCALE IRRIGATION DAMS ›› An initial investment amount of at least One Million Ghana Cedis (GHS 1,000,000.00) would be required to establish some processing facilities AT THREE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT in the district. 1 The project is to construct three small-scale dam at three communities across the district. The project will contribute to increased agricultural production and productivity of the small-scale farmers; improved competencies of the small-scale farmers in vegetable crop husbandry; increased POST-HARVEST STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT access to vegetable seeds and other inputs for vegetable production; access to markets and storage technologies of vegetables; and increased acreages of land under irrigation in the district. 3 This project is purported to establish warehouses or pack houses in selected communities located at vantage points for storage of farm produce. Given that about 30% of annual post-harvest losses occurs due to lack of proper storage facilities in the district the project has a potential of reducing waste and offering higher prices to farmers during sale. The project also has a potential of encouraging production as producers can Supporting Initiatives now be guaranteed of future sales. Large acres of land have recently being handed over to the NRGP to construct a warehouse complex at Sombo The following initiatives will support the implementation on of this project: community, a suburb of the district but this can serve only few communities. Additional storage facilities are needed in the district in order to serve ÞÞ The Nandom District Assembly: A Site for the Dam a larger scope of communities. ÞÞ Small Holder Farmers: Arable Land to be used as irrigable Land ÞÞ Business Advisory Services/ Rural Enterprise Programme (GOG/IFAD/AfDB): Support Skill Development/Entrepreneurial Training in Agro Investment Required Processing. ›› An initial investment amount of about Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 500, 000.00) would be required for this project. ÞÞ District Agricultural Extension Services: Provide Agricultural Advisory Services to promote good agricultural practices ÞÞ Water Users Association: Promote and increase good water usage Practice of the dam LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE – SOIL AND PRODUCE TESTING Investment Required › This project seeks to provide pioneering services in the district and even the whole of the Upper West region in soil testing and Maximum › Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHS 10,000,000.00) 4 ›› District Assembly Commitment: 10% of Project Cost Residue Level (MRL) testing of vegetables and fruits. The establishment of a prototype mini laboratory for soil testing and pesticide residue testing is being envisaged to serve as a testing center for the District and the region as a whole. Such a lab would provide solid scientific backing to our agricultural activities and help promote our produce in both domestic and international markets. FEEDER ROADS AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE NATIONAL GRID TO PROMOTE Investment Required 2 AGRIBUSINESS ›› An initial investment amount of Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 500,000.00) is envisaged for this project. The project is to construct accessible roads and provide electricity to communities along the Black Volta River who are making use of the river to do all year farming. This will support the preservation and processing of most of the fresh produce such as banana, fresh maize and butternut squash Contacts cultivated along the Black Volta Hon. John Bosco Bomansaan , DCE, 0243810708, [email protected] Supporting Initiatives: Mr. Sibeko S. Osman, District Coordinating Director, 0242380916 The implementation of these projects will require a favourable operating field in the district which has or will be facilitated by some key established Mr. David K. Waawula, District Director, Agric, 0203782994 players; among these are Esther Abaching, District Planning Officer, 0206767659 ÞÞ The Nandom District Assembly: An agreed path for the construction of the accessible roads to these communities Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] ÞÞ The concept of Self Help Electrification where communities are supported to connect electricity power to their communities. Investment requiremed ›› Twelve Million Ghana Cedis (GHS12, 000,000.00) ›› District Assembly commitment: 10% of project cost

Nandom District CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI- PURPOSE AGRICULTURE MECHANIZATION SERVICE AND The Nandom District is one of the eleven districts in the Upper West region of Ghana. 3 IMPLEMENT MANUFACTURING CENTRE It is bounded to the East and South by the Lambussie and Jirapa Districts respectively The project is to construct a one stop service centre for the hiring, leasing, repairs and manufacturing of agricultural machineries and tools for and to the North and West by the Republic of Burkina Faso. Its closeness to Burkina agricultural activities. The centre will also promote training of farmers and operators of agricultural machinery and production of local agro Faso offers it a strategic location for international interactions and exchanges. The processing tools to meet the demand of farmers, agro-processors, agro-traders in and out of the district. total area of the District is put at 567.6 square km. This constitutes about 3.1% of the Region’s total land area. The District is constituted by 84 communities with 86% Supporting Initiatives of the inhabitants living in rural areas. The population density is about 89 per square The implementation of these projects will require a favourable operating field in the district which has or will be facilitated by some key established kilometer. The District has its administrative capital at Nandom. players; among these are ›› The Nandom District Assembly: A site for the construction of the centre Agriculture is the major activity that engages about 80% of the population in the ›› The adoption of the agricultural mechanization by farmers in the district District. The industry is centered mainly on crops and livestock production, though ›› The Rural enterprise Programme which will train farmers in agro processing skills and adoption of entrepreneurial skills. there are efforts in aquaculture, fisheries, agro-processing and agro-trade. The ›› Agricultural Extension Services which will facilitate the conversional transfer of machinery usage in agricultural production. main crops grown by the farmers are millet, rice, maize, cowpea, bambara-beans, Investment Required groundnuts, yam, potatoes (sweet) and soya bean. Of these, the District has an ›› Fifteen Million Ghana Cedis (GHS 15,000,000.00) advantage in groundnuts and cowpea production. Animals reared include sheep, ›› District Assembly Commitment: 10% of Project Cost goats, cattle, pigs (swine) and poultry. Contacts The district has, over the years, recorded low agricultural production due to erratic rainfall pattern, long dry harmattan, hot seasons, poor accessible roads, absence of electricity power in most communities coupled with inadequate facilities and equipment for agricultural mechanization undermines the various efforts Hon. Cuthbert Baba Kuupiel, District Chief Executive, 020-8042990 [email protected] and interventions in the agricultural subsector. The result being that production always falls short of the expectation of farmers, high post-harvest loses and low Cyprian C.K. Douchebe, District Coordinating Director 020- 8338636, [email protected] incomes of farmers. Rita Nyorka, District Development Planning Officer, 020-3499703, [email protected], [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] This calls for the need to enhance the provision of water for the dry season gardening, provision of electricity to communities, connecting communities to urban centres and market by roads and providing an agricultural mechanization Centre to provide mechanization equipment to farmers and also train them on its usage. Below, therefore, are our three prioritized projects which when implemented will improve agricultural and incomes of 80% of the district population. This can be effectively achieved through our corporation with development partners.

59 Upper West Region SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

SISSALA EAST DISTRICT Sissala East district has tremendous potentials when it comes to most agriculture enterprises in the Upper West Region. This emanates from the district being the largest in terms of landmass representing 26% of the total land mass of the region. The district has one of the fertile lands in the region with varieties of soils which support plant growth especially Soya beans.

SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION DAMS 1 The District has a great potential in terms of dry season farming which also has high propensity to reduce poverty due to its numerous water bodies in the form of small dams and dug-outs. This project is about is provide avenues where these dams and dug outs are redesigned and made it irrigable for effective utilization and production especially during the lean season. The project will reduce unemployment, increased production of vegetables, reduce drastically malnutrition and hunger, create jobs, reduce migration of the youth, all geared towards poverty reduction. With about 20 small dams and dug outs across the district, the project will generate about 10,000 jobs directly through production and 30,000 jobs indirectly through marketing and processing. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ This area has seen some support from development Partners, about four small dams have been rehabilitated with support from the Ghana Social Opportunities Project through the Labour Intensive Public Works approach. Also World Food Programme is supporting the District to rehabilitate six dug outs under the same strategy and approach. The gap therefore remains making them irrigable. Investment Required ›› The investment required is about Three Million Ghana cedis (GHS 3,000,000.00) to make the 20 small dams and dug outs irrigable. The Assembly is committing Five Hundred Thousand Ghana cedis (GHS500,000.00) as its commitment to the project.

AGRO DEVELOPMENT, PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION PROJECT SOYA 2 PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (SRD) The will support both the production of soya beans in commercial quantities and the processing of the bean into various products. The project is aimed at increasing the production of soya beans and adding value to the beans for higher incomes and employment. The project has high economic prospects as there is high demand of soya locally and internationally due to its nutritional and industrial value. Soya production will promote other crop production through its nitrogen fixing ability in the soil. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ TUDRIDEP a Catholic Agriculture based organization and ACDEP are currently supporting some Farmer Based Organization in the production of Soya bean production in the district through the provision of extension services, input credit facilities and marketing services. The Business Advisory Centre also provides capacity building in value addition on agriculture products and other business management areas. Investment Required ›› The project requires investment in the production value chain and the establishment of the Soya bean Processing Factory. It is estimated that about Nine Hundred and Seventy-Eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHC 978,750.00) is required for only the production component of the project excluding the processing component.

SMALL RUMINANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SRIP) 3 The Sissala East District Assembly has observed that alternative income generating ventures for farmers through the Small Ruminant Improvement Project. The project will contribute towards rural poverty reduction and improved living conditions and malnutrition through Small Ruminant Production and market access. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District has rehabilitated small dams and dug outs with support from the Ghana Social Opportunities Project and World Food Programme which will be used in watering the livestock. Investment Required ›› The project requires about Seven and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-Seven Ghana cedis, Ninety pesewas (GHS704, 627.90) to implement. Contacts Hon Johnson Saborh, District Chief Executive, 0541585891/0208299343, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

Upper West Region 60 SADA Districts’ Agribusiness Investment Opportunities

SISSALA EAST DISTRICT SISSALA WEST DISTRICT Sissala East district has tremendous potentials when it comes to most agriculture Sissala West district is located in the northern part of Upper West Region. It lies enterprises in the Upper West Region. This emanates from the district being the approximately between Longitude 213w to 2:36w and Latitude 10:00N 11:00N. largest in terms of landmass representing 26% of the total land mass of the region. The district forms part of the eleven (11) District/Municipal areas in the region. The district has one of the fertile lands in the region with varieties of soils which The district shares boundaries with the Jirapa and Lambusia Kaani districts to support plant growth especially Soya beans. the west, Sissala East district to the east, Daffiama-Bussie-Issah to south-west, Burkina Faso to the north and Wa East District to the south. It covers a land area of approximately 2050.4 square kilometres which is about 10.8 percent of the total landmass of the Upper West Region. The Sissala West district was established SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION DAMS in 2004 by the Legislative Instrument, LI 1771 (Sissala West District Assembly, 1 The District has a great potential in terms of dry season farming which 2013). It was carved out of the then Sissala district. The district has Gwollu as its also has high propensity to reduce poverty due to its numerous water bodies administrative capital. The district has a population of 49,573 as per the 2010 in the form of small dams and dug-outs. This project is about is provide avenues where these dams and dug outs are redesigned and made it irrigable Population and Housing Census with a growth rate of 1.9 percent. for effective utilization and production especially during the lean season. The project will reduce unemployment, increased production of vegetables, The district is blessed with numerous economic opportunities including large tracks reduce drastically malnutrition and hunger, create jobs, reduce migration of of suitable land for agricultural activities such as crops cultivation and animal rearing; the youth, all geared towards poverty reduction. With about 20 small dams and dug outs across the district, the project will generate about 10,000 proximity to international markets (can get ready market for farm and other industrial produce), Existence of numerous water bodies in the district can be jobs directly through production and 30,000 jobs indirectly through marketing and processing. used to facilitate dry season farming and fishing, peace and security in the district is an important economic assert as all socioeconomic projects cannot thrive in conflict prone zones, shea butter production industries can be established to produce quality shea butter for both domestic and industrial consumption locally Supporting Initiatives and internationally and , bee keeping. ÞÞ This area has seen some support from development Partners, about four small dams have been rehabilitated with support from the Ghana Social Opportunities Project through the Labour Intensive Public Works approach. Also World Food Programme is supporting the District to rehabilitate six dug outs under the same strategy and approach. The gap therefore remains making them irrigable. DAMS/DUGOUTS FOR WATERING ANIMALS AND IRRIGATION Investment Required 1 The project proposes to construct dams to support all-year round farming of vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, tomato, okro and garden ›› The investment required is about Three Million Ghana cedis (GHS 3,000,000.00) to make the 20 small dams and dug outs irrigable. The Assembly eggs. The project will benefit about 2,500 women and 5,200 small holder farmers and the number is expected to be more than double in the next is committing Five Hundred Thousand Ghana cedis (GHS500,000.00) as its commitment to the project. 2-3 years if well established.

AGRO DEVELOPMENT, PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION PROJECT SOYA Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Provision of land by the chiefs and landlords for the construction of dams/dugouts and dry season farming. 2 PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (SRD) ÞÞ Availability of labour for dry season farming activities. The will support both the production of soya beans in commercial quantities and the processing of the bean into various products. The project is ÞÞ Training of farmers on good agricultural practices. aimed at increasing the production of soya beans and adding value to the beans for higher incomes and employment. The project has high economic prospects as there is high demand of soya locally and internationally due to its nutritional and industrial value. Soya production will promote other Investment Required crop production through its nitrogen fixing ability in the soil. ›› The investment required for the construction of a single dugout/dam with a wire fence on the irrigable area is estimated at GHȼ7,447,972.60 Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ TUDRIDEP a Catholic Agriculture based organization and ACDEP are currently supporting some Farmer Based Organization in the production WATER PUMPS MACHINES TO ENHANCE WATER PUMPING TO GARDENS. of Soya bean production in the district through the provision of extension services, input credit facilities and marketing services. The Business 2 The establishment of the Rural Technology Facility to produce basic farm implements and processing machines could be used to provide Advisory Centre also provides capacity building in value addition on agriculture products and other business management areas. garden tools at low cost to farmers in the district. The assembly is ready to procure a tractor for mechanization purpose. Investment Required Investment Required ›› The project requires investment in the production value chain and the establishment of the Soya bean Processing Factory. It is estimated that ›› The investment required for the procurement of a single water pumping machine and training of beneficiaries on its usage is estimated at about Nine Hundred and Seventy-Eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Ghana Cedis (GHC 978,750.00) is required for only the production GHȼ10,972.60 component of the project excluding the processing component. WAREHOUSES FOR FOOD STUFF STORAGE SMALL RUMINANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SRIP) 3 A warehouse is a facility used to store crops produced or goods for future use. In Sissala West district, one of the most inhibiting factors of 3 The Sissala East District Assembly has observed that alternative income generating ventures for farmers through the Small Ruminant crop production and agri-business is post-harvest loses due to poor storage systems. The warehouse project is therefore meant to store agricultural Improvement Project. The project will contribute towards rural poverty reduction and improved living conditions and malnutrition through Small produce in a manner that will curb post-harvest loses. Ruminant Production and market access. The project will enhance the living standards of the people and improve the quality of life as well as food security. The Assembly, chiefs and landlords of the district has made provisions for lands for the construction of a multi complex warehouse at Gwollu. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District has rehabilitated small dams and dug outs with support from the Ghana Social Opportunities Project and World Food Programme Supporting Initiatives which will be used in watering the livestock. ÞÞ The government of Ghana through its SADA initiative is supporting farmers especially women in cereal crops production. ÞÞ Availability of land for large scale cereal and leguminous crops production. Investment Required ÞÞ The introduction of fertilizer subsidy by government would make fertilizer more accessible to farmers and this will help in the expansion of their ›› The project requires about Seven and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-Seven Ghana cedis, Ninety pesewas (GHS704, 627.90) to farms for increase yields. Rehabilitation of old dilapidated warehouses and establish new ones for multiple uses. implement. ÞÞ Training of agric extension officers and farmer groups on post-harvest loses. ÞÞ Provision of inventory credits to farmers at low interest rates. Contacts ÞÞ Improve road network to and from production areas to the warehouse and market centres. Hon Johnson Saborh, District Chief Executive, 0541585891/0208299343, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] Investment Required ›› The investment required for the construction of a single warehouse with a fence wall around the building is estimated at GHȼ354,432.50

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Contacts Dramani Karimu, Deputy Director of Agriculture 020 704 3964 Abdulai Abdul-Hanan Wumbei, District Co-Ordinating Director 020 632 3088 Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

WA EAST DISTRICT The Wa East district was carved out of the former Wa District and made a district by L.I 1746 in July 2004. The district is located in the south eastern part of the Upper West region. Funsi, the district capital is about 115km away from Wa the regional capital. The district shares boundaries with West Mamprusi to the northwest, West Gonja to southeast, Wa Municipality to the Southwest, Nadowli to the North east and the Sissala East districts to the north. The districts’ closeness to West Mamprusi and West Gonja in the Northern region could promote inter regional trade when well linked by road. It has a landmass of about 3,196.4km², which is located between latitudes 9º 55”n and 10º 25”n and longitude 1º 10”w and 2º 5”w. The district occupies 17.3% of the total landmass of the region (18,478.4Km2). The remoteness of the district relative to other districts of the region has deprived it of the needed investment from the private sector which has led to woefully, inadequate basic social and economic infrastructure and services. The Wa East district has a population of 77,765made up of 50.5 percent males and 49.5 percent females with a sex ratio of 102:100.

Economic Opportunities The Wa East District abounds in so many investment opportunities which when developed could improve upon the livelihood situation of people in the district. Key among them includes:

• Vast and fertile land for agricultural purposes • The numerous Lowlands and valleys offers vast opportunities for aqua culture and irrigation development for dry season agriculture • The vegetation which is made up mainly of grasses could provide excellent ground for grazing, a potential for livestock production • The high number of Shea trees in the district could support the sustenance of the shea butter industry • The district consists mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks and they are noted for deposits of gold, iron and bauxite. The numerous and sometimes extensive rock formations do not only offer opportunities for a vibrant mining industry such as quarrying, but also tourism industry as their artistic nature present attraction for tourists. • The existence of potential tourist sites in the district such as a waterfall at Gbantala, artistic rocks, caves at Bulenga, Belekpong, Duccie, as well as Babatu and Samori caves. Though the district is endowed with these tourists sites, they are not developed. • The famous Mole National Park which stretches to the south eastern part of the district is bordered by Bellekpong, Chasia, Grumbelle, Gbantala and Chawuli communities which could be developed as entry points .The Ambalara forest reserve could also be developed into an important national park. These forest reserves have various species of wild life such as elephants, antelopes, monkeys, lions, tigers, chimpanzees, and leopards, Warthogs among others

Soya beans farming and processing project 1 The Soya beans farming and processing projects involve the sustained increase in the cultivation of Soya beans have a great potential in improving food security and also presenting an opportunity for cash to the farmers. There is vast arable land that supports the cultivation of Soya beans on a large scale. The District has a comparative advantage in the cultivation of the crop. The project will engage small farmers into twenty groups comprising 10 members each. The production level of Soya beans in the District is presented in the diagram below. The project can increase production by 70% and employing about 10000 people across the District. This initiative if it is implemented would be a poverty alleviation mechanism thereby improving the living conditions of households. More importantly the project will generate employment for the teaming youth in the District. This is in view of the fact that each of the groups would employ people right from the clearing of land through to harvesting and processing. Other benefits to be derived from the project include provision of food to school children under the Ghana School Feeding programme which requires caters to as much as possible make use of local produce in the feeding of the school children. In this regard, produce from this project would get ready market from caters across the District since several local dishes can be prepared from the crop. Investment Required ›› The total cost of the project is estimated to be GHS 1,117,000 and will comprise the cost of land, building of strutures, plant and equipment as well as the construction of a warehouse.

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Contacts SMALL RUMINANTS FARMING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Dramani Karimu, Deputy Director of Agriculture 020 704 3964 2 Small ruminants have a great potential to affect the socio-economic development of the majority rural communities in Wa East District. These Abdulai Abdul-Hanan Wumbei, District Co-Ordinating Director 020 632 3088 animals serve primarily as sources of meat, but also provide milk, skins and manure. The objective of the project is to ensure food security and Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] nutrition and improve income levels of rural farmers. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Availability of Veterinary Services (MoFA) ÞÞ Local NGO (TURIDEP) supporting some group of farmers ÞÞ Existing groups ÞÞ Large grazing parcel of land. WA EAST DISTRICT The Wa East district was carved out of the former Wa District and made a district Investment Required ›› The total investment for these projects is GHS 660,000.00 by L.I 1746 in July 2004. The district is located in the south eastern part of the Upper West region. Funsi, the district capital is about 115km away from Wa the regional capital. The district shares boundaries with West Mamprusi to the northwest, West ROOTS AND TUBERS (CASSAVA/YAM) FARMING AND PROCESSING PROJECT FOR Gonja to southeast, Wa Municipality to the Southwest, Nadowli to the North east SUSTAINED RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. and the Sissala East districts to the north. The districts’ closeness to West Mamprusi 3 Roots and tubers farming and processing project is a forward and backward linkage agribusiness project that connect cassava and yam farmers to and West Gonja in the Northern region could promote inter regional trade when well processors for the purpose of providing ready market for the primary farmers thereby encouraging the teaming youth to go into agriculture on linked by road. It has a landmass of about 3,196.4km², which is located between one hand and increasing industrial activity at the local level on the other hand. The objective is to ensure food security national food security and latitudes 9º 55”n and 10º 25”n and longitude 1º 10”w and 2º 5”w. The district nutrition, reduce post-harvest losses, and increase employment and income generation for improved living standards. The processing is further occupies 17.3% of the total landmass of the region (18,478.4Km2). The remoteness linked to livestock (small ruminant rearing) as the bye products is feed for goats, sheep, rabbit, pigs etc. of the district relative to other districts of the region has deprived it of the needed investment from the private sector which has led to woefully, inadequate basic social Supporting Initiatives and economic infrastructure and services. The Wa East district has a population of The following institutions, organisations and centres and facilities are readily available in the district to support all developmental projects and 77,765made up of 50.5 percent males and 49.5 percent females with a sex ratio especially the Roots and tubers (cassava/yam) farming and processing project which is dear to the district assembly. of 102:100. ÞÞ Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), ÞÞ Rural Technology Facility (RTF), ÞÞ Business Advisory Centre (BAC), Economic Opportunities ÞÞ Ghana National Fire Service (GHFS The Wa East District abounds in so many investment opportunities which when developed could improve upon the livelihood situation of people in the district. Key among them includes: Investment Required ›› The project requires Total investment to the tune of GHS 1,152,000.00. • Vast and fertile land for agricultural purposes ›› The Assembly is committed to supporting the project with an amount of GHS 182,000.00 representing 16% of the total cost by providing access road, electricity connection, mechanized borehole and land. • The numerous Lowlands and valleys offers vast opportunities for aqua culture and irrigation development for dry season agriculture ›› Feasibility studies is on-going • The vegetation which is made up mainly of grasses could provide excellent ground for grazing, a potential for livestock production • The high number of Shea trees in the district could support the sustenance of the shea butter industry Contacts • The district consists mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks and they are noted for deposits of gold, iron and bauxite. The numerous and Hon Abdul-Karimu Abudu, 0540121186/0244781093 [email protected] sometimes extensive rock formations do not only offer opportunities for a vibrant mining industry such as quarrying, but also tourism industry Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] as their artistic nature present attraction for tourists. • The existence of potential tourist sites in the district such as a waterfall at Gbantala, artistic rocks, caves at Bulenga, Belekpong, Duccie, as well as Babatu and Samori caves. Though the district is endowed with these tourists sites, they are not developed. • The famous Mole National Park which stretches to the south eastern part of the district is bordered by Bellekpong, Chasia, Grumbelle, Gbantala and Chawuli communities which could be developed as entry points .The Ambalara forest reserve could also be developed into an important national park. These forest reserves have various species of wild life such as elephants, antelopes, monkeys, lions, tigers, chimpanzees, and leopards, Warthogs among others WA WEST DISTRICT The Wa West district was curved out of the Wa Municipality and made an autonomous district by L.I 1746 .Wa West Districts forms part of the Eleven Soya beans farming and processing project (11) Districts in the Upper West Region. The Administrative Capital is Wechiau. 1 The Soya beans farming and processing projects involve the sustained increase in the cultivation of Soya beans have a great potential in The District Shares Boundaries with Sawla-Tuna-Karlba District to the South, Wa improving food security and also presenting an opportunity for cash to the farmers. There is vast arable land that supports the cultivation of Soya Municipal to the East Nadowli District to the North and to the West with Ivory beans on a large scale. The District has a comparative advantage in the cultivation of the crop. The project will engage small farmers into twenty Coast. groups comprising 10 members each. The production level of Soya beans in the District is presented in the diagram below. The project can increase production by 70% and employing about 10000 people across the District. This initiative if it is implemented would be a poverty alleviation mechanism thereby improving the living conditions of households. More importantly the project will generate employment for the teaming youth in the District. This is in view of the fact that each of the groups would employ people right from the clearing of land through to harvesting and SOYA BEANS FARMING AND PROCESSING processing. Other benefits to be derived from the project include provision of food to school children under the Ghana School Feeding programme which requires caters to as much as possible make use of local produce in the feeding of the school children. In this regard, produce from this project 1 PROJECT would get ready market from caters across the District since several local dishes can be prepared from the crop. The Soya beans farming and processing projects involve the sustained increase in the cultivation of Soya beans have a great potential in improving Investment Required food security and also presenting an opportunity for cash to the farmers. ›› The total cost of the project is estimated to be GHS 1,117,000 and will comprise the cost of land, building of strutures, plant and equipment as There is vast arable land that supports the cultivation of soya beans on a well as the construction of a warehouse. large scale. The District has a comparative advantage in the cultivation of the crop. The project will engage small farmers into twenty groups comprising 10 members each. The production level of Soya beans in the District is presented in the diagram below. The project can increase production by 70% and employing about 10000 people across the District.

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To further enhance the production chain, it is proposed to compliment the production with processing equipment that would process the produce from the various farmer groups. The produce will be processed into milk and oil. Again, the produce from the crop are in high demand in the region and beyond. Therefore, excess produce can be sold to other processing units in the region and beyond. The table below outlines the needed investment for the project Investment Required ›› Total investment required is GHS 1,117,000. The land for the project will be provided the Assembly. Contacts Hon Abdul-Karimu Abudu, 0540121186/0244781093 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

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Volta Region Volta Region with its capital Ho is located east of Lake Volta. The region covers an area of 20,570 square kilometres representing 8.6% of Ghana and lies between latitudes 5° 45’N and 8°45’N. It is bordered by the Volta Lake by the west and east by the Republic of Togo and south by the Atlantic Ocean. The Region spans all the vegetational zones of the country stretching from the Atlantic coast in the south to the north. The region’s population is estimated to be 2,118,252. Five out of the 25 Districts in the Volta Region fall within the SADA Zone. These are Krachi East, Krachi West, Krachi Nchumuru, Nkwanta North and Nkwanta South.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Beaches: The Keta District has some of the most beautiful sandy and clean beaches full of coconut trees in West Africa. The beaches are relatively clean. The sea is rough Other festivals include Sasadu Festival celebrated in and shallow up to about 1 to 2 nautical miles in some places. October on rotational basis by the four communities The best beaches can be found at: Vie Volta Estuary Areas- forming the Sasadu i.e. Saviefe, Akrofu, Soviet and From Azizanu to Atiteti. Woe-Cape St. Paul and adjoining Alavanyo. The Keta Sometutuza Festival is celebrated areas including Dzelukope areas. two weeks after the Anlo-Ewes celebrate Hogbetsotso festival, their cousins, the Some-Ewes celebrate their Keta- Game Reserves: the Kalakpa Resource Reserve located Sometutuza at Agbozume which is their traditional home. between the Abutia and Adaklu traditional areas has a The chiefs and people of Adaklu traditional area celebrate spectacular combination of forests on the hills found in the Glimetotoza to commemorate their exodus from Notsie in middle of the reserve and along drivers and grass on the present-day Northern Togo to their present abode. plains of the reserve. The Kyabobo National Park situated in the foothills of Mt. Djebobo, is this utterly unique and gripping wildlife reserve. It has lions, elephants, antelopes ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS and monkeys. Every available evidence points to the fact The Agriculture/Hunting/ Forestry industry is the largest that the Nkwanta district is very rich in game and wildlife sector in the region and indeed in all the districts, except the Keta District, where Fishing is the main industry. Males Wildlife Sanctuary: The Tafi-Alome Monkey Sanctuary has predominate in the Construction; Transport/Storage and a large number of Mona monkeys, which are considered as Communication sectors while females predominate in sacred by the people who live with them. The Agumatsa the Wholesale/Retail Trade and the Hotels/Restaurant Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Hohoe district of the industries. The information on the employment status Volta Region on the Togo-Buen ranges. reveals that majority of the people in the region are self- employed (i.e. both self-employed with employees and Other Attractions such as the Keta Lagoon Complex self-employed without employees). Every eight out of 10 Ramser Site and waterfalls of the Volta Region located in working people, in all the districts, are self-employed. On Wli Falls (close to Hohoe) as well as Tagbo Falls - Liati Wote. the average, in the districts, about 14.0 per cent of males Also, the Adaklu Mountain Hike, Dedukorpe Ostrich Farm, and 6.0 per cent of females are employees. In all, 697,752 Prinzenstein, and a number of Grottos and Caves. people are employed in all the six sectors of the economy. This represents an increase of 27.0 per cent over the 1984 FESTIVALS figures. The private informal sector engages eight out of Popular Festivals in the Volta Region are Hogbetsotso every 10 working persons (82.9%) while the private sector Festival which falls on the first Saturday of every as a whole (i.e. both the formal and informal sectors), November. The Cassava Festival (the Agbeliza) celebrated employs nine out of every 10 working people in every in Avenorpedo and Akatsi in August. An essential aspect district. of the festival is the exhibition of the various cassava products such as agbelikaklo, yakayake and cassava cake. Adapted from www.ghanadistricts.com Agbamevoza (kente festival) is celebrated by the Agotime people.

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KRACHI EAST Krachi East District is one of the twenty five (25) Municipalities and Districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. The District can be located at the North Western comer of the Volta Region of Ghana and lies between latitudes 7° 40’N and 8° 15’N and longitudes 0° 6’E and 0°20’E. It has a total surface area of 2528 sq. km with water covering about 15% with its Administrative capital being Dambai. The District shares boundaries with Krachi West to the north. To the south with Biakoye District, to the west with the Volta Lake and to the east with Kadjebi District.

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION FACILITY 1 FOR RICE AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION The Krachi East District is well endowed with vast land and water resources. The river Oti and the Volta Lake serves as the main boundary between it and other Districts such as Krachi-West and Biakoye. The Asukawkaw River is also a perineal source of water at the southern end or boundary of the District. There is also vast lowland areas which are very suitable for rice production throughout the year if put under irrigation. The project proposes to develop irrigation facilities to support all-year round rice and vegetable farming. Water from the Volta Lake would be used for this purpose. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly in collaboration with the custodians of the land are ready to make available enough land and water for the success of the project. ÞÞ The department of agriculture has conducted some reconnaissance survey and will be available to assist in the realization of such projects. Investment Required ›› Due to the technicality involved in the establishment of irrigation facilities, it is the opinion of the management of the Krachi East District Assembly that a feasibility studies be conducted to ascertain firsthand information on the suggested project.

AQUACULTURE (CAGE CULTURE) DEVELOPMENT 2 The project proposes to rear tilapia to meet growing demand in the district and in Accra and other major cities in Ghana. Krachi-East District is well-endowed with abundant water resource. The Oti River and the Volta Lake serve as the boundary with neighboring district such as Krachi West and Nchumuru. Over fifty percent (50%) of the communities in the Krachi East District are either Island or peninsular communities. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District Assembly is available to lead in acquiring whatever permit in respect of land, the water bodies and other resource required at the local level. The Krachi East District Assembly will also make sure that access to such sites will be improved to facilitate brisk business. ÞÞ An initial feasibility study conducted by the Department of Food and Agriculture in the District identified three (3) major locations out of the lot as most suitable for such projects. These are Atsigode, Bidikope and Ayirafie Battor. Investment Required The amount required is not known, however the main cost items are: ›› Nets, Ropes, plastic drums, 1x14 boards, floating corks etc. After the construction of cages, the needed items are: ›› Fingerlings, feed, drugs etc.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION CENTRE 3 Krachi-East forms part of the savannah zones of Northern Ghana. It is by virtue of the vegetation that it is included in the SADA Programme. Though the District has high potentials for cereals and legumes production, it is limited to small scale farm holdings. This is mainly due to low level of mechanization in the District. Tractor services are very minimal compelling most farmers to rely on tractors from elsewhere outside the District. This often leads to delays as well as exorbitant charges leading to the inability to cultivate on large scale. One reason for the low tractor services is that most of the lands are not well developed for ploughing. We hereby propose to set up an agricultural mechanization centre for this purpose. This centre needs to be equipped with tractors and stump removers to service farmers all over the District. To really mechanize, the centre could also be equipped with ploughs and harrows with planters and fertilizer dispensers. At least five (5) tractors and associated equipment are recommended. Also more importantly combined harvesters must be part of the centre to promote rice farming in large quantities. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The Assembly is ready to provide land and an office space for the establishment of the centre. ÞÞ The Department of food and agriculture serves as the desk where farmers enquire about farm implements. The demand for farm implements in the Krachi East is enormous. There is always an attempt to address the situation annually through middle men who invite friends from the Northern Region with tractors to come and work in the District.

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Investment Required KRACHI EAST ›› Warehouse, parking space, five number tractors and implements, one number combine harvester three stump removers. Krachi East District is one of the twenty five (25) Municipalities and Districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. The District can be located at the North Western comer Contacts of the Volta Region of Ghana and lies between latitudes 7° 40’N and 8° 15’N Peter Yaw Awuranyi, DCE, 024 442 3184, 0200842187 and longitudes 0° 6’E and 0°20’E. It has a total surface area of 2528 sq. km with Jamani Dramani, DCD, 0244742697, 0204421706 water covering about 15% with its Administrative capital being Dambai. The District Hardi Yakubu Mohammed, DPO, 0242151588, 0570370088 shares boundaries with Krachi West to the north. To the south with Biakoye District, Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] to the west with the Volta Lake and to the east with Kadjebi District.

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION FACILITY 1 FOR RICE AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION The Krachi East District is well endowed with vast land and water resources. KRACHI NCHUMURU The river Oti and the Volta Lake serves as the main boundary between it The District is located at the North Western corner of the Volta Region of Ghana and and other Districts such as Krachi-West and Biakoye. The Asukawkaw River lies between Latitude 70 4” N and 80 25’ N Longitude 00 25’ W and 00 20’ E. It is is also a perineal source of water at the southern end or boundary of the District. There is also vast lowland areas which are very suitable for rice bounded to the South East by Krachi West, Krachi East Districts to the East, Sene production throughout the year if put under irrigation. East District to the South West and Kpandia District to the North. It has a total The project proposes to develop irrigation facilities to support all-year round rice and vegetable farming. Water from the Volta Lake would be used surface area of 2,969 sqkm and one hundred and ninety-six (196) settlements, for this purpose. with water covering about 15%. The district lies in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone. It has a uniform relief, approximately flat low-lying belt with occasionally Supporting Initiatives undulating altitudes between 100m and 200m above sea level. The vegetation ÞÞ The District Assembly in collaboration with the custodians of the land are ready to make available enough land and water for the success of the is characterised by two vegetation zones namely the Savannah Woodland and project. Savannah Grassland that predominantly occupy greater part of the district. ÞÞ The department of agriculture has conducted some reconnaissance survey and will be available to assist in the realization of such projects. Investment Required ›› Due to the technicality involved in the establishment of irrigation facilities, it is the opinion of the management of the Krachi East District ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL Assembly that a feasibility studies be conducted to ascertain firsthand information on the suggested project. 1 MECHANISATION SERVICES CENTRE (AMSEC) AQUACULTURE (CAGE CULTURE) DEVELOPMENT The establishment of an AMSEC is to assist in the land development and preparation and planting. The average farm holding could also increase 2 The project proposes to rear tilapia to meet growing demand in the district and in Accra and other major cities in Ghana. Krachi-East District from one (1) Hectare to two (2) Hectare ultimately leading to an increase in staple food production.This project will help create about 1,000 job is well-endowed with abundant water resource. The Oti River and the Volta Lake serve as the boundary with neighboring district such as Krachi opportunities for not only the operators, but also for mechanics and other artisans, and people who will engage in other productive ventures in West and Nchumuru. Over fifty percent (50%) of the communities in the Krachi East District are either Island or peninsular communities. agriculture particularly the youth who are the target of the Assembly. Of this, the Assembly envisage that 620 women will be employed through this project. 200 Small holders will also benefit from the project and production is expected to increase by 70%. Tractor services will become affordable Supporting Initiatives to the farmers thereby helping them to save incomes for other basic necessities and also be able to send their children to school. ÞÞ The District Assembly is available to lead in acquiring whatever permit in respect of land, the water bodies and other resource required at the local level. The Krachi East District Assembly will also make sure that access to such sites will be improved to facilitate brisk business. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ An initial feasibility study conducted by the Department of Food and Agriculture in the District identified three (3) major locations out of the lot The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly intends to liaise with the following donor-sponsored initiative in achieving the establishment of the as most suitable for such projects. These are Atsigode, Bidikope and Ayirafie Battor. AMSEC. ÞÞ USAID-Supported ADVANCE Project. Investment Required ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). The amount required is not known, however the main cost items are: ›› Nets, Ropes, plastic drums, 1x14 boards, floating corks etc. Investment Required After the construction of cages, the needed items are: ›› The district will require GHS720,000 to purchase four tractors and other land preparation equipment. ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly is ready to release land for the construction of the facility. ›› Fingerlings, feed, drugs etc.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION CENTRE CONSTRUCTION OF A STORAGE FACILITY Even though the district is considered as one of the food baskets in the country, there are no facilities like warehouse or pack houses to store Krachi-East forms part of the savannah zones of Northern Ghana. It is by virtue of the vegetation that it is included in the SADA Programme. 2 3 agricultural products, especially yam, maize, rice and soya. As a result Post harvest loss is very high about (40%). This situation compels farmers to Though the District has high potentials for cereals and legumes production, it is limited to small scale farm holdings. This is mainly due to low level dispose of their produce unwillingly at very low prices. of mechanization in the District. Tractor services are very minimal compelling most farmers to rely on tractors from elsewhere outside the District. This often leads to delays as well as exorbitant charges leading to the inability to cultivate on large scale. The total number of farmers currently is estimated to be 22,828 (Male 12,498 and Females 10,330) with an average holding of one (1) Hectare. It is hoped that about 4000 males and 3500 females would benefit and increase the current level of production by 40%. One reason for the low tractor services is that most of the lands are not well developed for ploughing. We hereby propose to set up an agricultural mechanization centre for this purpose. This centre needs to be equipped with tractors and stump removers to service farmers all over the District. To really mechanize, the centre could also be equipped with ploughs and harrows with planters and fertilizer dispensers. At least five (5) tractors Supporting Initiatives and associated equipment are recommended. Also more importantly combined harvesters must be part of the centre to promote rice farming in There are quite a number of donor- supported initiatives to increase agricultural production in the Krachi Nchumuru District. Some of the large quantities. donor- supported initiatives are: ÞÞ USAID Supported/ ADVANCE Project. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Send Ghana. ÞÞ The Assembly is ready to provide land and an office space for the establishment of the centre. ÞÞ In terms of public sector; the District is in a position to facilitate land acquisition and land use. ÞÞ The Department of food and agriculture serves as the desk where farmers enquire about farm implements. The demand for farm implements in the Krachi East is enormous. There is always an attempt to address the situation annually through middle men who invite friends from the Investment Required Northern Region with tractors to come and work in the District. ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District is seeking an investment of GHS483,080 for the construction of the storage facility; and tools and equipment. ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly is ready to release land for the construction of the facility and to ensure that the land is litigation free

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CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN THE KRACHI 3 NCHUMURU DISTRICT. The Krachi Nchumuru District has two rainfall pattern experiencing a long and heavy rainfall from late May to October and November.This is immediately followed by a long dry season spanning from November to May. Several households have challenges in meeting their food requirement and other essential needs during the dry season. Currently there are no irrigation schemes but it is hoped that production of staples especially maize, rice, and soya would increase steadily and production targets would be achieved since the potential exits. The project proposes to construct small scale irrigation facilities in the district to support dry season farming.This would create dependable job avenues for farmers especially women who are estimated to be around 1350 as against 2200 males. Supporting Initiatives Donor supported initiatives to increase agricultural production would be obtained from the following organisations: ÞÞ USAID-Supported ADVANCE Project ÞÞ USAID and World Bank Financed Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP). ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). Investment Required: ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly requires GHS364,000 for the purchase of irrigation pumps, pipes and structure to house the pump. ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly is ready to release land for the irrigation scheme and to ensure that the land is litigation free. Contacts Mr. James Awapoayi, District Planning Officer, 0264795843/0245499600/0209631948 [email protected]/[email protected] Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

KRACHI WEST The Krachi West District with Kete Krachi as its capital town was carved out of Karachi District with an estimated population of 54,614. Krachi West District is located at the north-western corner of the Volta Region. It lies between longitudes 0º 05’West and 0º 07’West and latitudes 7º 65’ North and 8º 06’ North. It is bounded to the east by the Oti River that separates it from the Krachi East District, to the north by the newly created Krachi Nchumuru District and to the south and west by the Volta Lake which separates it from the Sene East District of the Brong-Ahafo Region. It has a total surface area of about 1,074 sqm of which about 20 per cent is covered by water. Lake and Road transport play important roles in the socioeconomic development of the Krachi West District. With regards to lake transport, there is a link between Krachi and Defour/Kojokrom which continues to Atebubu and Kumasi. Most travellers patronize the lake transport for business and pleasure purposes. The Volta Lake Transport Company of the Volta River Authority provides a ferry/pontoon service across the lake from Kete Krachi to Kajaji in the Sene East District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The economy of the Krachi West District is dominated by the agriculture sector with the commerce and industrial sectors very underdeveloped. According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, Agriculture alone accounts for about 72.2 per cent of the labour force in the district. Commerce accounts for 11%, while industry and other sectors account for 16.8 per cent.

AQUA-CULTURE (FISH FARMING) 1 Aqua-culture is yet another viable agribusiness investment opportunity that the District will like to explore. As a peninsular District, the presence of the Volta Lake and some fingerlings make it viable. The business will employ a whole lot of people especially women, thereby diversifying the rural economy as households stand the chance of generating revenue which will eventually lead to poverty reduction. It is a serious agribusiness investment opportunity but because of the huge start-up capital requirement, the District Assembly has not been able to start it. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The District has structures at the lake side where the catch can be stored ÞÞ The District Agricultural Development Unit (DADU) carried out feasibility studies on the first two priority projects some time ago Investment Required The estimated investment required for the venture is GHS 70,000.00 and includes the following: ›› Cage for the fish farm ›› Poles for construction ›› Fingerlings ›› Feed for the fish

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›› Construction of cold room for storage of fish CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN THE KRACHI › 3 NCHUMURU DISTRICT. › Running cost The Krachi Nchumuru District has two rainfall pattern experiencing a long and heavy rainfall from late May to October and November.This is immediately followed by a long dry season spanning from November to May. Several households have challenges in meeting their food requirement PRODUCTION OF YAM FOR EXPORT and other essential needs during the dry season. Currently there are no irrigation schemes but it is hoped that production of staples especially maize, 2 Yam is another crop which thrives so well in the District. This involves the production of Yam for export. Apart from producing yam for rice, and soya would increase steadily and production targets would be achieved since the potential exits. household consumption, most farmers cultivate yam in commercial quantities for sale. This development creates a whole lot of employment for The project proposes to construct small scale irrigation facilities in the district to support dry season farming.This would create dependable job the people particularly the youth. About 1,500women engage in yam production with 22,000 small holder farmers also taking advantage over this avenues for farmers especially women who are estimated to be around 1350 as against 2200 males. whole viable business. Supporting Initiatives Supporting Initiatives Donor supported initiatives to increase agricultural production would be obtained from the following organisations: ÞÞ Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Project (RTIMP) used to support farmers in the production of Yam setts/seeds in the District. ÞÞ USAID-Supported ADVANCE Project ÞÞ The project also gave funds to farmers to increase farm size to enhance greater yields. However, the project ended last year (2014). ÞÞ USAID and World Bank Financed Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP). ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). Investment Required The Yam Export Development Project is estimated to cost GHS 150,000.00 and will involve: Investment Required: ›› Rehabilitation and Reshaping of feeder roads that will link production areas to marketing centers ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly requires GHS364,000 for the purchase of irrigation pumps, pipes and structure to house the pump. ›› Trucks for transportation of yam to marketing centers ›› The Krachi Nchumuru District Assembly is ready to release land for the irrigation scheme and to ensure that the land is litigation free. ›› Storage facility

Contacts PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF CASSAVA Mr. James Awapoayi, District Planning Officer, 0264795843/0245499600/0209631948 [email protected]/[email protected] 3 This involves the production of cassava and processing it into gari and cassava chips. It is a major livelihood security issue as most farmers in Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] the District cultivate cassava for the needs of the household and also for commercial purposes. It creates employment and also an income generating venture for the people. It employs about 10,000 women and with over 20,000 small holders engaged in the business. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ Root and Tuber Improvement and Marketing Project (RTIMP) support farmers with high yielding, drought and pest resistant varieties of cassava for them to grow and multiply the variety in the District. The project also gives funds to farmers to increase farm size to enhance greater yields. ÞÞ The West African Agricultural Productivity Project (WAAP) also supports farmers with high yielding, drought and pest resistant varieties of KRACHI WEST cassava for them to grow and multiply the variety in the District. The project also gives funds to farmers to increase farm size so as to enhance The Krachi West District with Kete Krachi as its capital town was carved out of greater yields. Karachi District with an estimated population of 54,614. Krachi West District is located at the north-western corner of the Volta Region. It lies between longitudes 0º Investment Required 05’West and 0º 07’West and latitudes 7º 65’ North and 8º 06’ North. It is bounded ›› Three (3) cottage factories needed for gari and cassava chips processing in the District is estimated to GHS 200,000.00 to the east by the Oti River that separates it from the Krachi East District, to the north by the newly created Krachi Nchumuru District and to the south and west Contacts by the Volta Lake which separates it from the Sene East District of the Brong-Ahafo Abdulai Alhassan Issifu, District Coordinating Director, 0244533796 Region. It has a total surface area of about 1,074 sqm of which about 20 per cent Iddrisu Suhuyini Issahaku, District Planning Officer, 0507715993/0242780949/ [email protected] is covered by water. Lake and Road transport play important roles in the socio- Dode Seidu, Communications Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected] economic development of the Krachi West District. With regards to lake transport, there is a link between Krachi and Defour/Kojokrom which continues to Atebubu and Kumasi. Most travellers patronize the lake transport for business and pleasure purposes. The Volta Lake Transport Company of the Volta River Authority provides a ferry/pontoon service across the lake from Kete Krachi to Kajaji in the Sene East District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The economy of the Krachi West District is dominated by the agriculture sector with the commerce and industrial sectors very underdeveloped. According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, NKWANTA NORTH Agriculture alone accounts for about 72.2 per cent of the labour force in the district. Commerce accounts for 11%, while industry and other sectors account for The Nkwanta North District is one of the twenty five (25) Municipalities and Districts 16.8 per cent. in the Volta Region of Ghana. The District is located between Latitude 7°30’N and 8°45’N and Longitude 0°10’W and 045’E. The District shares boundaries with the Nanumba South District to the North, Republic of Togo to the East, Kpandai District to the West, and Nkwanta South District to the South. The District Capital, Kpassa is AQUA-CULTURE (FISH FARMING) located 270km to the South of Ho (the Regional Capital). The District has a surface 1 Aqua-culture is yet another viable agribusiness investment opportunity that the District will like to explore. As a peninsular District, the area of approximately 1,1510km2 thus making it one of the smallest districts in the presence of the Volta Lake and some fingerlings make it viable. The business will employ a whole lot of people especially women, thereby diversifying Volta Region of Ghana.The Nkwanta North District is remotely located in terms of the rural economy as households stand the chance of generating revenue which will eventually lead to poverty reduction. It is a serious agribusiness proximity to large commercial centres such as Hohoe and Yendi. This makes prices investment opportunity but because of the huge start-up capital requirement, the District Assembly has not been able to start it. of farm produce low but prices of manufactured goods remain high in the district. As a result, the District experience low household incomes especially among farmers Supporting Initiatives who dominate the District’s population. ÞÞ The District has structures at the lake side where the catch can be stored ÞÞ The District Agricultural Development Unit (DADU) carried out feasibility studies on the first two priority projects some time ago Investment Required CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE The estimated investment required for the venture is GHS 70,000.00 and includes the following: The project proposes to construct a warehouse in Nkwanta North District to support food storage and improve food security. Staple food › 1 › Cage for the fish farm production in the district (maize, rice and soya) currently estimated at 22,680mt, 6,375mt and 792mt respectively. The production estimates ›› Poles for construction mentioned above could be increased by 50-60% if a well-organized. Post-harvest losses for these commodities are currently very high about (40%). ›› Fingerlings This situation compels farmers to dispose of their produce unwillingly at very low prices. ›› Feed for the fish

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Supporting Initiatives There are quite a number of donor- supported initiatives to increase agricultural production in the Nkwanta North District. Some of the donor- supported initiatives are: ÞÞ USAID Supported/ ADVANCE Project. ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). ÞÞ USAID and the World Bank financed: Ghana Commercial Agricultural project ÞÞ (GCAP). Investment Required: ›› The Nkwanta North District is seeking an investment of GHS234,160 for the construction of the warehouse (GHS118,230); office equipment (GHS3,800); Tools and Equipment’s (GHS130,690); Training of farmers to operate the facility (GH S45,000) and hiring of conference hall (GHS1,500). ›› The Nkwanta North District Assembly is ready to release land for the construction of the Facility and to ensure that the land is litigation free.

CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN THE NKWANTA NORTH 2 DISTRICT The Nkwanta North District requests investors to support it construct small scale irrigation facilities for all-year round farming especially during the dry season. This project would create dependable job avenues for farers especially women who are estimated to be around 1350 as against 2200 males. Currently there are no irrigation schemes but it is hoped that production of staples especially maize, rice, and soya would increase steadily and production targets would be achieved since the potential exits. Supporting Initiatives Donor supported initiatives to increase agricultural production would be obtained from the following organizations: ÞÞ USAID-Supported ADVANCE Project ÞÞ USAID and World Bank Financed Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP). ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). ÞÞ The district assembly is ready to negotiate the release of land for the irrigation scheme and to make its technical expertise (Department of Agriculture) and other available to implement the project. Investment Required ›› The Nkwanta North District Assembly requires GH₵364,000 for the purchase of irrigation pumps, pipes and structure to house the pump on a 20HA irrigation field.

ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION SERVICES CENTRE (AMSEC) 3 The proposed project is to set up an AMSEC assist in the land development and preparation and planting. The average farm holding could also increase from one (1) Hectare to two (2) Hectare. Ultimately staple food production will increase. Several job opportunities for operators and mechanizing would be created, about 70% of the total population of about 64,553 would be engaged in productive ventures in agriculture. Farmers will have reliable and affordable tractors incomes of farmers will well be enhanced so they will be able to afford basic necessities of and also be able to send their children to school. Supporting Initiatives The Nkwanta North District Assembly intends to liaise with the following donor-sponsored initiative in achieving the establishment of the AMSEC. ÞÞ USAID-Supported ADVANCE Project. ÞÞ USAID and the World Bank financed Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP) ÞÞ Savannah Accelerated Development Project (SADA). ÞÞ The district intends to prepare budget for the purchase of two tractors to augment those that will be purchased by sponsors. Investment Required ›› The district will require GHS680, 000 to purchase four tractors and land preparation equipment (1Buldozer). ›› The assembly will make sure the security of the investors will be guaranteed. Contacts Kuebutoruye Atsu Edwin, District Director of Agriculture, 0246648293/ 0205962000, [email protected] Malcolm M. A. Aziz, District Planning Officer, 0208283857 [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communcations Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

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NKWANTA SOUTH DISTRICT Nkwanta South District is one of the twenty five (25) Municipalities and Districts in the Volta Region of Ghana. The District is located in the northern - most part of the Region. It lies between latitudes 7 30° and 8 45° North and longitude 0 10° and 0 45° East. The district is bounded to the north by the Nkwanta North District, to the south by the Kadjebi District, to the East by the Republic of Togo and to the West by Krachi East District. Nkwanta South District was carved out of Kete Krachi District in 1989. The Administrative Capital of the District is Nkwanta .

NKWANTA SOUTH CASSAVA PROJECT 1 Cassava is the major crop grown in Nkwanta South District. Cassava production, processing into gari, dough and kokonte has been the preoccupation of over 70% of the population of 104,000 for decades. Currently an average of 534bags (33mt) of fried gari is exported weekly to markets like Mankessein, Asiama, Tamale, Navorongo, Bolgatanga, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali. Over 250bags of konkote also goes to Kumasi and Techiman purposely for bonded cassava starch. Last year 2014 the Dutch Agricultural Company limited (DATCO) bought over 350mt of raw cassava for breweries. Also 185MT of cassava was bought for the Ayensu Starch Company. Processing the roots into other high value product like High Quality Cassava Flour, for the confectionery industry and cassava cake for ethanol can also be exploited. A good market pull can increase production to over 1,500,000mt annually. Supporting Initiatives ÞÞ The RTIMP which rolled for 8 years in the district established a strong planting material base and part of its exit strategy trained and supported 10 farmers as commercial secondary planting material multiplier. Already 25ha of improved varieties are available for tertiary multiplication or production. ÞÞ The FAO in collaboration with Crops Services Directorate of MOFA has identified Nkwanta South to benefit from capacity building of farmers to produce more cassava for food and industrial use. ÞÞ The District Assembly has also indicated to readiness to assist in the acquisition of lands from the chiefs for large scale production and processing. This is one of the motives behind a proposed annual cassava festival to be celebrated soon. ÞÞ The District Assembly is currently extending electricity to all the towns and villages in the district and shall assist in connecting any center to the national grid. Also assesses roads and lands to site the centers shall be the responsibilities of the Assembly. A tripartite chain consisting of an investor, the farmers and the Department of Agric of the DA is been suggested to develop the cassava industry. ÞÞ The Department of Agric has data on farmers, processor and other relevant information that shall be needed by any investor. Investment Required ›› Investment is required to construct at least 5 (five) multipurpose cassava processing centers. These centers depending on the product line could have equipment for washing, peeling, grating, chipping, fermentation, pressing, roasting, drying, packaging and weighing. Storage or warehousing should also be attached. Supporting services like carting of raw roots from the farm gate to the centers by tractors shall also be needed. Contacts Apepe Amakwata, Head of Agric Department, 0242976682, [email protected] Dode Seidu, Communcations Manager, USAID-FinGAP, 0209901717, [email protected]

71 Volta Region USAID’s Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP) The USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP), implemented by CARANA Corporation and Connexus Corporation, is a 5-year Feed the Future project with the goal of facilitating finance and investment in the soy, rice and maize supply and value chains in the North of Ghana, and improving ancillary services so that agribusinesses can operate at full capacity and expand levels of food security in the country. USAID-FinGAP provides technical assistance and incentives to unlock significant financing for agribusiness through partnerships with strategic investors and buyers of rice, maize and soy. The project contributes to USAID’s overall goal of fostering broad-based, sustained and inclusive economic growth in Ghana. Over the life of the project, USAID-FinGAP expects to achieve the following: • $75 million in private capital deployed to targeted value chains by financial institutions; • 25 strategic partnerships supported in target value chains; • 250 transactions developed by team and business advisory service (BAS) providers; and • 90 SMiLEs and farmer organizations linked to over 120,000 smallholder farmers in target value chains gaining access to finance. The project has built strong working relations with key actors in the rice, maize and soy value chains including agribusinesses-from nucleus farmers to processors and end market users; financial institutions including commercial, rural and community banks and non-bank financial institutions as well as business advisory service providers. Also the project works with Government of Ghana agencies including the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; the Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF); Ghana Investment Promotion Centre; other USAID Feed the Future Projects and donor agencies in Ghana to address the financing needs of agribusiness in the target value chains. The project has developed risk mitigation tools with Eximguaranty Ghana and the Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP) to reduce risk for financial institutions lending to agribusinesses in the target value chain.

The Investment Mapping System The USAID-FinGAP Investment Mapping System (IMS) http://fingap.nautilytics.com/ is a publicly available online interactive map that allows potential investors visualize future agribusiness opportunities the rice, maize and soy value chains in Northern Ghana. The IMS helps agribusiness owners, financial institutions, investors and agribusiness consultants identify the current agribusiness infrastructure in the Northern Ecological Savannah Zone of Ghana, forecast the future production of rice, maize and soy and the corresponding investment opportunities based on the projected production. Go on. Try it.

Rick Dvorin, Chief of Party USAID-Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (FinGAP) Implemented by CARANA Corporation Tel: +233 (0) 302 245 998 USAID Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project [email protected] 2nd Floor, Anysia Building, No. 17 Ringway Estates, Osu, Accra