Minister of Agriculture in the middle and immediate right is the FEED GHANA National Coordinator, and left is the Executive Director of Savannah Woye LBG
Savannah Woye LBG is pleased to announce a successful partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, secured through the government’s flagship Feed Ghana Programme, to strengthen women-led farming households in northern Ghana under our Women in Sustainable Agriculture (WiSA) project.
The support marks an important milestone for WiSA, a pilot initiative designed to demonstrate that, with modest and timely input support, women-led farming households can move from subsistence production toward surplus and income generation within a single cropping season.
The support received
Through the Feed Ghana Programme, the Ministry has provided the following farm inputs in support of our women farmers:
- 10 bags of maize
- 40 bags of rice
- 30 cartons of organic liquid fertiliser
- Tomato seed
- Pepper seed
These inputs are being distributed directly to women farmers in the WiSA project communities, in close coordination with the Regional and District Directorates of Agriculture.
Why it matters
For the smallholder women farmers at the heart of WiSA, the principal constraint has never been land, labour or willingness it has been accessing to quality inputs at the start of the season. This support removes that barrier at the most critical moment in the farming calendar, giving participating households a stronger start for both the main season and dry-season vegetable production.
Alongside the inputs, WiSA beneficiaries receive practical training in good agronomic practices, post-harvest handling, group savings, and market aggregation. Our field officers provide continuous technical backstopping throughout the season, ensuring that the value of every input is fully realised in the field.
A word from the Executive Director
“We are deeply grateful to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and to the Feed Ghana Programme for standing behind our women farmers,” said Mohammed Rufai, Executive Director of Savannah Woye LBG. “This partnership is proof of what becomes possible when timely support meets the determination of rural women. We look forward to sharing the results of this season and to building on this collaboration for the seasons ahead.”
Our commitment Savannah Woye LBG will maintain full records of all inputs received and distributed, keep these records available for inspection, and submit a comprehensive end-of-season report detailing distribution, acreage cultivated, yields obtained, and lessons learned. We are confident that the evidence generated through this partnership will help shape wider interventions for women farmers across the northern regions.