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Volta Region Agricultural Development Project

Project

Volta Region Agricultural Development Project

Country

Country Flag Ghana

Sector

Agricultural Development

Approval Date

06 May 1980

Duration

1980 - 1988

Project ID

1100000034

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: