Fenton B. Sands, USAID/Ghana

Feed the Future
USAID/Ghana
Conference on Agriculture, Food and Trade: Ghana and the U.S.
April 1, 2014
Fenton B. Sands
Feed the Future (FtF)
Obama 2009 visit to Ghana led to a USG global
commitment to address food security
 Origin?
 Ghana was the first country asked to write a five-year
strategic plan for the U.S. government’s global hunger and
food security initiative.
The strategy represents a coordinated, whole-of-government
approach to address food security that aligns in support of our
partner country priorities
 USAID was given the responsibility to design and implement
this all-of-USG Presidential Initiative
Our Strategic Vision
By 2017, the program will see Ghana meet more internal demand for targeted
staple crops, improved maternal and child nutrition, and Ghana poised to be a
food provider to the West Africa Region.
1) High-impact transformation of staple food value chain systems
2) Improved access and consumption of nutritious foods
3) Improved government capacity and policies
4) Significant increases in private sector investment in agriculture
Ghana’s
Agriculture Policy Framework
Ghana Shared Growth Dev Strategy I & II (2014-2017)
KEY FOCUS AREA
CHALLENGES
POLICY OBJECTIVE
Low adoption of
technology
Agriculture
Productivity
Job Creation
Low transfer and
uptake of research
findings by
stakeholders
Limited multiplication
and production of
planting materials and
certification of seeds
Poor storage and
untimely release of
planting materials and
certified seeds
Inadequate private
investments in agricbusiness venture
Improve science, technology
and innovation application
Promote seed development
Facilitate private sector
investments in agriculture
Agriculture Policy Framework (continued)
KEY FOCUS AREA
Agricultural
competitiveness and
integration into
domestic and
international markets
Production risks/
bottlenecks in
agriculture industry
CHALLENGES
Low, poor quality
and irregular
supplies of raw
materials to agroprocessing
enterprises
POLICY OBJECTIVE
Improve post-production
management
Inadequate institutional
arrangement to support
commercial scale agroprocessing
Limited access to
market information
Develop an effective domestic
market
Inadequate access to
appropriate credit
facilities
Improve agricultural
financing
Promote sustainable
Absence of national
environment , land and water
agricultural land use management
policy
Agricultural Sector Results
Indicator
Number of improved technologies
released
Corresponding Issues and
Strategies
Improved availability and access of
improved technologies
Adoption rates of new agricultural
technologies and good agricultural
practices (GAPS) in commodities :
Maize, Rice, Sorghum, Cassava, Yam
and fish (increased by 50%),
Total land area under improved
technologies
Stimulate, support and facilitate
adaptation and widespread adoption
of farming, processing and
sustainable land use practices.
Type, number and capacity of storage
facilities available- not at household level.
Geographic distribution and
Adequacy of storage facilities
Percentage of agricultural investors with
access to services for agriculture and
rural development
strengthen all actors along the value
chain
FtF Strategic Approach
Strategic Objectives
Program
Areas
3 value
chains
Increased
Competitiveness of
Major Food Value
Chains
Improved Enabling
Environment for
Private Sector
Investment
Policy reform
Commercial agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Project (GCAP)
1. Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP)
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Technical Support
Services (METSS)
3. Agric & Agribusiness Unit in MOF
4. Agriculture Policy Project
Value chain promotion
Agriculture Value Chain
Development Enhancement
(ADVANCE II)
Finance & investment
Financing Ghanaian Agriculture
Project (FinGAP)
Technology
transfer
Agriculture
Technology Transfer
(ATT)
Feed the Future
Resource allocation by cluster
NRM
6%
$285 million up to 2017
Technology
8%
Finance
9%
CommAg
33%
Nutrition
17%
Policy
27%
How USAID Implements FtF and the Agriculture Policy Framework
POLICY ISSUE
Low adoption of
technology
Low transfer and
uptake of research
findings by
stakeholders
USAID
Intervention
 Technology
Transfer Project
(ATT)
Activities
1)
Increase the capacity of Ghanaian
agricultural research to develop and
disseminate technologies
2)
Increase the number of productivity
enhancing technologies available to
smallholder producers including seeds, soil
fertility
3)
Increase the role and capacity of private
sector actors in technology development
and dissemination
1)
 ADVANCE II
Project
Inadequate private
investments in
agric-business
venture
Marketing and linkages to buyers
2) Improved production technologies
3) Value-addition technologies
1)
 Ghana
Commercial
Agriculture
Project (GCAP)
Investment promotion, facilitating access to
land
2) Facilitating private sector investment &
smallholder linkages in the SADA-north
Ghana Commercial Agricultural Project (GCAP)
Best areas for maize and soybean in northern Ghana
East
Mamprusi
West Mamprusi
Bunkprugu
2
1
Karaga
Gushiegu
Savelugu
Nanton
Sawla-Tuna
West Gonja
3
Saboba
Tolon
Kumbungu
4
Yendi
Tamale
Zabzugu
5
East Gonja
Central Gonja
Bole
6
Nanumba
North
Nanumba
South
Large Scale Investor Linked to an Out-grower Scheme
Pump house
Bulk water
infrastructure –
Pump and mains
pipes, may include
dam/ reservoir
Tier 1 – Professionally
managed farm under
pivot irrigation growing
food and cash-crops
Tier 2 – Emergent
farmers growing food
and horticultural crops,
supervised by the
professional farmer
(>5ha each).
Water source, e.g. river
Tier 3 – Smallholder
gardens under basic of
irrigation, e.g. furrow
(0.5 - 1ha each).
Nucleus farm with storage,
processing and logistics facilities –
connected to infrastructure (roads,
power)
FtF Target Audience?: the small farmer
to change peoples lives
Out-grower farmers
Nucleus Farmer: Khama Farms
Building on
an existing
relationships
to strengthen
& expand
everybody’s
business
and improve
household
food security
Out-grower: Madam Alhassan Memunatu
Outcome in One Year:
• Improved yield by 50% (1 to 1.5 Mt)
• Sold at better price to Khama
• Improved income
• Better nutrition for her family (from soya for home consumption)
• Enrolled daughter in training college, rebuilt collapsed building and
better meals for the family
Value Chain Transformation
• Increase private investment in
select commodity chains
(warehousing, processing etc.)
and the…
• Services (e.g. extension) which
support them while …
• Ensuring small farmer
participation and gender equity,
• Builds sustainability through
market led approach
Market
opportunities
Buyers
Services
Finance
Traders
Information
Equipment
Commercial
farmers
Inputs
Tech Asst
Rural
farmers
Bontanga Food Growers & Marketing Union
AMSIG
Resources
Credit
Fertilizer &
cash
Southern
Aggregators and
the Open Market
Sales
Premium Foods
Three
Volunteers
Credit
Fertilizer, tractor
services & cash
Sales
Seed Equipment
Volunteer
Sales
Credit
Value Chain
finance training
ADVANCE
Business
facilitation
JK Technology
Peace Corps Volunteer
& Cooperative
Development Specialist
Bontanga Food Growers
& Marketing Union
Jasmine 85 Rice
Seed Variety
Sales
Fertilizer and
Weedicide
Cooperative Members
SRI training
Product
Capacity
Seed Inspection Unit
300 Farmers
Supply of Agric
Machinery
Inputs
Credit
ADVANCE
Wumpini
Agrochemicals
Ltd.
Business
Development
GRIB
Contracted
to build
capacity
ADVANCE
In 2013, 2,102 beneficiaries
were trained on numeracy, of
which 98% were women
Women are supported to access credit
and this enables them buy the necessary
production inputs to improve their
productivity.
Some significant results achieved in 2013
Commodity
Yield (Mt/Ha)
Gross margin
(US$/Ha)
Male
Female
Male
Female
Maize
2.1
2.6
487
588
Rice
2.5
2.9
587
641
Soybean
1.1
1.3
557
484
Agriculture and
Nutrition Pathways
Sold at
market
Non-food
cash crops
Livestock,
fish, nontimber forest
products
Food
crops
Health
Care
Income
Agricultural
processing
Nutritional
status
Food
Meal
preparation
Kept for
household
Assets & Resources
International Center for Research on Women
Dietary
Intake
Human
Capital
Reach the most vulnerable populations in the Northern
Region to achieve:
1. Increased consumption of diverse quality food, especially among
women and young children
2. Improved behaviors related to nutrition for women and children
3. Strengthened local support networks addressing the ongoing
(nutrition and livelihoods) needs of vulnerable households
2
The New Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security
brings international donors, partner countries and private sector companies together to
drive agricultural transformation, improve nutritional status and unlock sustainable
economic growth.
The New Alliance will drive private sector investment in African agriculture
African governments make policy reforms and public funding
commitments to promote investment
Development partners align assistance against country-led policy reform
agendas
Private sector partners make concrete investment commitments aligned
with country priorities
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Investment Opportunities in Ghanaian Agriculture
Ghana’s Private Sector Investment Plan for Agricultural Development
Monitor Group, May 2012 – for Grow Africa
LONG
TERM
MEDIUM
TERM
SHORT
TERM
Cassava
Soybean
Rice Nucleus Farm,
Bamboi
Maize
Rice
Cashew
Poultry
Maize, Soybean &
Rice Farm, Tono
Rice Block Irrigated
Farms, Lower Volta
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Sorghum
Rice & Banana Farms,
Accra Plains
Maize & Soybean
Farm, Branam
Feed the Future
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