Ghana - Savannah Investment Programme

Project Summary

Approval Date	01 Oct 2019
Signature Date	14 Jan 2020
Planned Completion Date	31 Dec 2024
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Agriculture and Rural Development
DAC Sector Code	31110
Commitment	U.A 20,000,000
Status	Implementation

Project General Description

The Savannah Investment Programme (SIP) aims to reduce importation of animal protein, enhanced competitiveness of the poultry industry, improve small ruminants breeds and contribute to improved food and nutrition security in Ghana. The Programme seeks to increase farmers’ food and nutrition security and incomes through increased agricultural productivity and diversification; and enhance the creation and strengthening of agribusinesses to increase incomes of actors along the selected value chains on a sustainable basis. The project has four components :(i) Access to Agriculture Finance,(ii) Production Development,(iii) Agri-Business and Value Chain Development and(iv) Project Management and Institutional Support. The Programme will be implemented over a five-year period (2019 –2024) at a total cost of UA25 million, of which UA20 millionis a loan from the ADF and UA5 million represents the Government and beneficiaries’ contribution.

Project Objectives

The overall goal of the programme is to reduce importation of animal protein, enhance competitiveness of the poultry industry, improve small ruminants breeds and contribute to improved food and nutrition security. Specific programme objectives are to increase national food and nutrition security as well as farmers’ incomes through: (i) increased agricultural productivity and diversification; and (ii) enhanced creation and strengthening of agribusinesses, to increase incomes of actors along selected value chains on a sustainable basis.

Beneficiaries

Project direct beneficiaries are maize and soybean farmers, poultry farmers, livestock farmers, youth and women engaged in entrepreneurship Programme.

Participating Organization

Funding

African Development Fund

Implementing

MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-GH-A00-010
Last Update	26 May 2020

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Contact Details

Name	BOAHEN Philip
Email	p.boahen@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Ghana

Project Classification

Finance Type	N/A
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Project Type Interventions

Commitments

U.A 20,000,000

African Development Fund

U.A 20,000,000

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Environmental Study	en	SAVANNA INVESTMENT PROJECT ESMF
Appraisal report	fr	viewer
Appraisal report	en	viewer

Indicator	Target Year	Target Value
Direct Jobs (Temporary)	2019	40000
Direct Jobs (Temporary) - of which women	2019	20000
Microcredits granted	2019	50
SME loan portfolio size	2019	6
Rural population trained / recurited / using improved technology	2019	1955
Rural population trained / recurited / using improved technology - of which women	2019	586,5
Rural marketing and production facilities constructed or rehabilitated	2019	20
SME supported/created	2019	250
Land with improved water management developed or rehabilitated	2019	20500
Heads of livestock provided/vaccinated	2019	13000
Microfinance clients trained in business management	2019	700
Microfinance clients trained in business management - of which women	2019	500
Number of quarterly progress reports prepared	2019	20
Number of Audit reports prepared	2019	5
Domestic and foreign investment in Soybean commercial farmers	2019	6
Domestic and foreign investment in Maize commercial farmers	2019	5
Domestic and foreign investment in commercial poultry Farmers/processing	2019	5
Crop yield per unit area - Soybean	2019	2,5
Crop yield per unit area - Maize	2019	5,5
Proportion of children 6-23 months with a minimum acceptable diet	2019	20
Missing middle financing vehicle established to advance term loans to value chain actors	2019	Yes
Total quantity of maize under Conservation Agriculture	2019	55000
Total quantity of soybean under Conservation Agriculture	2019	25000
Increase in quantity of soya seed (breeder, Foundation & certified) produced annually - Maize	2019	5000
Increase in quantity of soya seed (breeder, Foundation & certified) produced annually - Soybean	2019	5000
One Coordinating Company established	2019	Yes
Number of supermarkets linked to poultry enterprises	2019	30
Number of households sensitized in consumption of local poultry/eggs	2019	100000
Number of cockerels distributed	2019	150000
Number of annual work plans and budget developed	2019	5
Number of site-specific Environmental, Social Management Plan (ESMP) developed in SIP operational area	2019	10