The MEDA GROW2 Project has constructed 25 mechanised solar irrigation borehole systems in Northern Ghana to support year-round farming and reduce women farmers’ dependence on rainfall.
The intervention was among the key achievements highlighted at the close-up event of the project held in Tamale on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Speaking on behalf of the Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, the Tamale Mayor, Abubakari Adam Takoro, said the irrigation facilities had created opportunities for women farmers to increase production beyond the traditional farming season.
The project also supported women smallholder farmers and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with access to finance, improved seeds, production technologies, processing equipment and motorised tricycles for transporting farm produce.
According to the Mayor, the interventions were helping address some of the major constraints confronting women in agriculture, including limited access to affordable credit, productive inputs, infrastructure and markets.
He said the support could improve agricultural productivity, strengthen value chains, create jobs and increase household incomes in the region.
The close-up event brought together Global Affairs Canada, MEDA-West and Central Africa, government agencies, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, ARB Apex Bank, beneficiaries, private-sector actors and community leaders to assess the project’s achievements.
Mr Takoro commended Global Affairs Canada and its implementing partners for investing in women’s economic empowerment, inclusive finance and agricultural development in Northern Ghana.
He urged beneficiaries, MMDAs, community leaders and private-sector actors to sustain the structures, partnerships and businesses established under GROW2 now that the project has ended.
He said maintaining the investments would help protect the gains made and demonstrate the commitment of local institutions and beneficiaries to sustaining development interventions beyond donor-funded project periods.
The Mayor said the GROW2 interventions complemented government’s agricultural programmes, including the Feed Ghana and Feed the Industry programmes, which seek to increase agricultural production, improve farmers’ incomes, create jobs and supply raw materials to industry.
He expressed confidence that the infrastructure, skills, financial systems and business networks established under GROW2 would continue to support women farmers and entrepreneurs and contribute to agricultural development in Northern Ghana.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
