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
Environmental Category	2
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

Extending

Government Of Ghana

Implementing

MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-GH-A00-010
Last Update	14 Aug 2022

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Contact Details

Name	BOAHEN Philip
Email	p.boahen@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Ghana

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Loan Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Project Type Interventions

Commitments

U.A 20,000,000

African Development Fund

U.A 20,000,000

Disbursements

Repayments (Interest & Loan)

Document Type	Language	Document
Environmental Study	en	SAVANNA INVESTMENT PROJECT ESMF
Specific Procurement Notice	en	viewer
Expression of interest	en	viewer
Evaluation Report	en	viewer
Evaluation Report	en	viewer
Appraisal report	fr	viewer
Appraisal report	en	viewer
Contract	en	listing of awarded contracts from 2015 to 2020 as at february 2021

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value	Actual Year	Actual Value
Value of term loans advanced to value chain actors	$ million	2019	6	2021	1
Number of quarterly progress reports prepared	Number	2019	20	2021	8
Number of Audit reports prepared	Number	2019	5	2021	2
Domestic and foreign investment in Soybean commercial farmers	$ million	2019	6	2021	1,5
Domestic and foreign investment in Maize commercial farmers	$ million	2019	5	2021	1
Domestic and foreign investment in commercial poultry Farmers/processing	$ million	2019	5	2021	1
Crop yield per unit area - Soybean	Ton/Ha	2019	2,5	2021	1,5
Crop yield per unit area - Maize	Ton/Ha	2019	5,5	2021	4,5
Proportion of children 6-23 months with a minimum acceptable diet	%	2019	20	2021	14,1
Missing middle financing vehicle established to advance term loans to value chain actors	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Total quantity of maize under Conservation Agriculture	Ton/Year	2019	55000	2021	17646
Total quantity of soybean under Conservation Agriculture	Ton/Year	2019	25000	2021	6163,36
Increase in quantity of soya seed (breeder, Foundation & certified) produced annually - Maize	Ton	2019	5000	2021	120
Increase in quantity of soya seed (breeder, Foundation & certified) produced annually - Soybean	Ton	2019	5000	2021	140
One Coordinating Company established	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Number of supermarkets linked to poultry enterprises	Number	2019	30	2021	5
Number of households sensitized in consumption of local poultry/eggs	Number	2019	100000	2021	3000
Number of households sensitized in consumption of local poultry/eggs - female-headed	Number	2019	60000	2021	1000
Number of cockerels distributed	Number	2019	150000	2021	30000
Number of annual work plans and budget developed	Number	2019	5	2021	2
Number of site-specific Environmental, Social Management Plan (ESMP) developed in SIP operational area	Number	2019	10	2021	75
Average net income of participating value chain actors increased-Poultry	%	2019	50	2021	20
Average net income of participating value chain actors increased-Small ruminants farmers	%	2019	20	2021	5
Average net income of participating value chain actors increased-Poultry feeds milers	%	2019	20	2021	2
Average net income of participating value chain actors increased-Commercial maize and soybean farmers	%	2019	30	2021	2
Number of wage jobs created	Number	2019	40000	2021	10000
Number of wage jobs created - of which are for women	Number	2019	20000	2021	3000
Number of wage jobs created - of which are for youth	Number	2019	8000	2021	5000
Number of value chain actors accessing term loan	Number	2019	50	2021	1
Number of value chain actors accessing term loan - of which women	Number	2019	35	2021	1
Revolving fund to finance inputs to small-medium scale poultry farmers established	$ million	2019	2	2021	1
Number of small-medium scale poultry farmers accessing credit for inputs from the revolving funds	Number	2019	500	2021	1
Number of small-medium scale poultry farmers accessing credit for inputs from the revolving funds - of which women	Number	2019	30	2021	1
Value of credit for inputs accessed by small-medium scale poultry farmers	$ million	2019	1,5	2021	1
Percentage of loan recovery	%	2019	90	2021	1
Number of Agric Mechanization Services Centres AMSECs) established/strenghened	Number	2019	10	2021	30
Number of Agri-enterprises accessing term loans to procure land development equipment	Number	2019	50	2021	30
Number of Agri-enterprises accessing term loans to procure land development equipment - of which are for women	Number	2019	30	2021	1
Number of commercial farmers accessing land development services annually	Number	2019	100	2021	150
Number of commercial farmers accessing land development services annually - of which women	Number	2019	30	2021	10
Area developed for maize and soya	Ha	2019	20	2021	11569,24
Number of maize and soybean farmers trained by type:sanitary and phytosanitary production of maize and soybean	Number	2019	500	2021	118
Number of maize and soybean farmers trained by type:sanitary and phytosanitary production of maize and soybean - of which women	Number	2019	150	2021	118
Number of maize and soybean farmers trained by : conservation agriculture technologies	Number	2019	700	2021	118
Number of maize and soybean farmers trained by : conservation agriculture technologies - of which women	Number	2019	210	2021	47
Number of extension farmers and extension agents trained on by type-ICPM methods	Number	2019	300	2021	118
Number of extension farmers and extension agents trained on by type-ICPM methods - of which women	Number	2019	90	2021	24
Number of extension farmers and extension agents trained on by type-climate smart approaches to maize production	Number	2019	700	2021	20
Number of extension farmers and extension agents trained on by type-climate smart approaches to maize production - of which women	Number	2019	210	2021	2
Size of land planted with economic trees (shea, mango, moringa) as alleys	Ha	2019	500	2021	215
Number of poultry farmers supported with day old chicks	Number	2019	100	2021	1000
Number of poultry farmers trained in disease control, disease surveillance and diagnosis	Number	2019	100	2021	3000
Number of poultry farmers trained in disease control, disease surveillance and diagnosis - of which women	Number	2019	30	2021	1000
Number of poultry houses rehabilitated/built	Number	2019	100	2021	1000
Train livestock farmers in animal husbandry and health	Number	2019	50	2021	50
Number of improved breeds of small ruminants supplied to out grower breeders	Number	2019	13	2021	3992
Hectares of improved pasture established in different locations	Ha	2019	20	2021	212
Number of small ruminants being tracked with ICTs	Number	2019	13	2021	3992
Number of outbreeders trained in small ruminants’ management skills	Number	2019	275	2021	215
Number of outbreeders trained in small ruminants’ management skills - of which women	Number	2019	30	2021	37
Number of extension officers trained in small ruminant’s management skills	Number	2019	30	2021	15
Number of small-to-medium poultry processing plants established/expanded	Number	2019	5	2021	1
Number of hatcheries developed/expanded	Number	2019	5	2021	1
Number of agro enterprises developed	Number	2019	50	2021	75
Number of poultry distribution networks supported with skills development	Number	2019	20	2021	5
Number of feed millers trained to improve feed stock	Number	2019	200	2021	4
Number of women and youth mentored in small-scale commercial poultry	Number	2019	700	2021	1000
Number of women and youth mentored in small-scale commercial poultry - of which women	Number	2019	500	2021	1000
Number of households benefitting from local cockerel breed improvement	Number	2019	2000	2021	3000
Number of households benefitting from local cockerel breed improvement - female-headed	Number	2019	1500	2021	1000
Number of women farmers trained in improved animal husbandry, business management and financial literacy	Number	2019	200	2021	1000
Results-based monitoring and evaluation system operational	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Impact assessments conducted	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Number of National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) meetings held	Number	2019	10	2021	3
Implementation Plan for the Ghana Livestock Development Policy prepared	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Number of soil suitability survey conducted	Number	2019	20	2021	15
Review and development of Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project (FASDEP) III	Number	2019	1	2021	1
Rate of implementation of site-specific ESMPs	%	2019	90	2021	85