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Upper East Region Land Conservation and Smallholder Rehabilitation Project
This was the first phase of the ongoing project in the Upper East region. It was designed to reduce rural poverty in an area prone to severe drought. The project focused on the poorest families, which were predominantly households headed by women. The project:
It also addressed potential health hazards of irrigation, such as malaria, bilharzias and other water-borne diseases. Helping farmers increase production The project introduced and promoted improved varieties of maize, millet and soybean, all of which are now cultivated in the region. The significant increase in production of these crops benefited poor rural farmers. The project also helped farmers control pest outbreaks threatening sorghum, millet, maize, rice and onion, and provided assistance in production techniques and marketing to more than a hundred seed growers and dealers. Finally, the project helped increase the income of women groups and smallholder farmers by disseminating improved breeds of small ruminants. Source: IFAD |
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