IFAD - Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP)

Enhance the profi tability and climate change resilience of smallholder farmers.

ASAP investments will focus on: Increasing the availability and efficient use of water in smallholder crop and livestock systems to counter growing water stress. This includes ensuring the availability of water for multiple uses while reducing floodrelated disaster risks. Mainstreaming proven technologies, such as conservation agriculture, irrigation and integrated soil fertility management, on a commercial basis. Climate data collection and management through building the capacity of relevant institutions. Deepening smallholder understanding of climatic trends through all training opportunities offered by GASIP, increasing sensitization and outreach. Promoting climate-resilient cropping in the two areas that GASIP will directly support. Value chain development. ASAP funds will be used to integrate climate change adaptation actions into selected value chains. The focus will be on three main areas: – demonstrating and promoting the uptake of commercial conservation agriculture – the efficient use of water in irrigation – institutional support for climate change resilience. Rural value chain infrastructure. ASAP will support initial investments in water harvesting and management schemes such as livestock watering points, flood recession schemes and small dams. Knowledge management, policy support and coordination. The programme will engage with partners to develop a webbased geo-referenced environmental and climate information and risk management system, and build the capacity of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture on climate change issues. Local adaptation measures will be documented as an evidence base for policymaking. The programme will increase the climate resilience of 67,000 smallholders, with a special emphasis on women (50 per cent) and young people. Specifically, by programme end, GASIP will have contributed to: 4,000 smallholders with improved water management. 50 functional water users' associations. 350 hectares with reliable access to water. An increase in maize yield from 1 to 3 tons per hectare, and in soya yield from 0.7 to 2 tons per hectare. 15,000 people trained in climate change resilience actions. Ulac Demirag Country Programme Manager IFAD Country Office P.O. Box GP 1423 United Nations House Ring Road East Accra, Ghana Tel: 233 302215690 u.demirag@ifad.org Naoufel Telahigue Regional Climate and Environment Specialist (WCA) IFAD Via Paolo di Dono, 44 Rome, Italy Tel: 39 06 5459 2572 n.telahigue@ifad.org