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Volta Region Agricultural Development Project
One of IFAD's first projects in the world and its first in Ghana, this initiative was designed to increase agricultural production, boost farm incomes and improve rural living standards. It had three objectives:
- introducing and diffusing improved farming technology for major food crops
- ensuring farm support services
- developing rural infrastructure
Source: IFAD
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Mr Mohamed Manssouri
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo Di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592330
Fax: +39 0654593330
m.manssouri@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$49.8 million
IFAD loan: US$12.5 million
Cofinancing:
- World Bank (US$29.5 million)
Duration: 1981-1988
Geographical area: Volta region
Directly benefiting: 60,000 households
Status: closed
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