Nangodi (U/E), Feb 2, GNA – A project aimed at empowering rural women in agriculture and communities to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and contribute to environmental sustainability and poverty reduction has been launched in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.

The project dubbed, “Sustaining the Livelihoods of Women Producer Associations in Northern Ghana through Forest and Farm Business and Landscape Restoration”, is being implemented by the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative with grant support from the Facility of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), AgriCord, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

It is to empower Peasant Women Farmers to expand their vegetable farming to cover all year round with a focus on building the capacity of climate change-affected communities to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

Mr Vincent Subbey, a Consultant of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), said the project as part of its activities would provide training on entrepreneurship development, financial management, market development, and linkages for marketing of baskets and vegetables and Shea and introduce groups to Village Savings and Loans (VSL) schemes to promote internal financial mobilization.

It would also provide training to women on product aggregation techniques, quality production skills, packaging and preservation for basket products, as well as provide support for the establishment of multipurpose agroecology demonstration sites, Forest land reclamation, and vegetable production all year round.

The project among its activities would establish woodlot for domestic fuel, income, and environmental conservation as well as provide support for the establishment of an internal wildfire management group for the protection sites from wildfires during the long dry season.

Ms Lydia M. Miyella, the Executive Secretary of Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative, explained that she formed the group to address the livelihood challenges confronting women.

She said the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative was supporting the majority of the women groups, who are widows and single mothers, to go into vegetable farming and VSLA.

She expressed optimism that the project would help the women to expand their vegetable farming and help fight the climate change menace.

She added that the project would help address the areas of Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, Commodity Value Chain, Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Women’s Bill of Rights, Streetism and reintegration as well Advocacy issues confronting the Peasant Women Farmers.

Mrs Agnes Anamoo, the Nabdam District Chief Executive, in an address read on her behalf, commended the funding and the implementing agencies for the support and impressed upon the beneficiaries to take advantage of the project to improve upon their livelihoods.

GNA

Nangodi (U/E), Feb 2, GNA – A project aimed at empowering rural women in agriculture and communities to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and contribute to environmental sustainability and poverty reduction has been launched in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.

The project dubbed, “Sustaining the Livelihoods of Women Producer Associations in Northern Ghana through Forest and Farm Business and Landscape Restoration”, is being implemented by the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative with grant support from the Facility of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), AgriCord, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

It is to empower Peasant Women Farmers to expand their vegetable farming to cover all year round with a focus on building the capacity of climate change-affected communities to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

Mr Vincent Subbey, a Consultant of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), said the project as part of its activities would provide training on entrepreneurship development, financial management, market development, and linkages for marketing of baskets and vegetables and Shea and introduce groups to Village Savings and Loans (VSL) schemes to promote internal financial mobilization.

It would also provide training to women on product aggregation techniques, quality production skills, packaging and preservation for basket products, as well as provide support for the establishment of multipurpose agroecology demonstration sites, Forest land reclamation, and vegetable production all year round.

The project among its activities would establish woodlot for domestic fuel, income, and environmental conservation as well as provide support for the establishment of an internal wildfire management group for the protection sites from wildfires during the long dry season.

Ms Lydia M. Miyella, the Executive Secretary of Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative, explained that she formed the group to address the livelihood challenges confronting women.

She said the Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative was supporting the majority of the women groups, who are widows and single mothers, to go into vegetable farming and VSLA.

She expressed optimism that the project would help the women to expand their vegetable farming and help fight the climate change menace.

She added that the project would help address the areas of Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, Commodity Value Chain, Entrepreneurship Education and Training, Women’s Bill of Rights, Streetism and reintegration as well Advocacy issues confronting the Peasant Women Farmers.

Mrs Agnes Anamoo, the Nabdam District Chief Executive, in an address read on her behalf, commended the funding and the implementing agencies for the support and impressed upon the beneficiaries to take advantage of the project to improve upon their livelihoods.

GNA