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Article: Ghana: AGRA announces 25 million-dollar package for farmers.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- March 19, 2009
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Byline: shiv03
Ghanaian farmers have an opportunity to access a 25 million-dollar loan initiated by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), an international non-governmental organization led by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that advocates policies supporting key aspects of Africa's agriculture. The amount, which is a loan aimed at providing credit at affordable rates to small holder farmers and agricultural producers, is expected to help expand opportunities for raising agricultural productivity, food security, incomes and employment in targeted countries. Ghana is among four countries including Mozambique, Uganda and Tanzania selected for ...