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Women farmers receive Business Incubation and Cooperative Training

... — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:56:27 +0000

The Savannah Women Farmers Association (SWFA) has held a business incubation, cooperative capacity development, and value addition training for its Business Development Team (BDT) to strengthen women-led agribusinesses across the Northern Region. The one-day training workshop, held in Tamale, brought together about 100 BDT members drawn from Savelugu, Nanton, Mion, Tolon, and Kumbungu Districts. It […]

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GYG builds capacity of students, community leaders on climate resilience

... — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:40:53 +0000

The Ghana Youth Guide (GYG), a youth-focused advocacy organisation, has held a two-day Climate Action, Advocacy, and Assets Mapping Training Workshop at Savelugu in the Northern Region. The training brought together 105 community leaders and second-cycle students from the Tolon District and Savelugu Municipality to enhance inclusive climate resilience and promote sustainable agriculture. Held under […]

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SWFA builds capacity of women farmers in leadership, governance, and advocacy

... — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:24:41 +0000

The Savannah Women Farmers Association (SWFA) has organized a day’s leadership, governance, and advocacy training workshop for its leaders and members in Tamale to strengthen their internal technical capacity and enhance their role in influencing local policy reforms. The training brought together about 60 leaders of SWFA’s Village Savings and Loans Associations from various communities […]

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Savannah women farmers reap benefits of sustainable agribusiness interventions

... — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:32:41 +0000

wSome women farmers in the Northern Region have commended the Savannah Women Farmers Association (SWFA) for implementing sustainable agribusiness interventions that continue to improve their livelihoods and resilience against climate change. The women farmers, drawn from five implementing districts in the region including Savelugu, Nanton, Mion, Tolon, and Kumbungu, emphasised that SWFA had drastically reduced […]

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Women farmers call for inclusion in agricultural policy, resource allocation

... — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:51:10 +0000

The Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Ghana) has held a Regional Stakeholders’ meeting on Agricultural Policy Advocacy in Tamale, to strengthen women’s participation and leadership in agricultural policy and economic decision-making. The engagement formed part of an ongoing project titled: “Strengthening Women’s Voice and Leadership in Agricultural Policy and Economic Justice in Northern Ghana,” supported […]

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Smallholder women farmers equipped to tackle food insecurity in Northern Ghana

... — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:25:19 +0000

A total of 300 women smallholder farmers, including persons with disabilities in the Northern Region, have received certified seeds to promote sustainable crop production. The support package, which included maize seeds, targeted farmers in two districts, Savelugu and Tolon, to enhance agricultural productivity and resilience. Beneficiaries were drawn from 10 communities across the districts, including […]

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Youth-Led climate resilient farming initiative launched in Tamale

... — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:36:21 +0000

A youth-led initiative aimed at promoting climate-resilient agriculture and empowering farmers for sustainable farming practices has been launched in Tamale. The Resilient Roots of Change: Empowering Ghanaian Youth for Sustainable Agriculture initiative seeks to equip young people with the knowledge and tools to adapt to climate change and drive innovation in the agricultural sector. Launched […]

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Ghana to ratify WTO Pact to curb harmful fishing subsidies

... — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:56:14 +0000

The Committee on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs and the Committee on Trade, Industry, and Tourism of Parliament has recommended that Ghana ratifies the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. This move, according to the Committee, aims to promote sustainable marine resource management and curb harmful fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity, overfishing, […]

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Savannah Women Farmers Association Explores Agribusiness Opportunities to Boost Livelihoods

... — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:24:36 +0000

Representatives of the Savannah Women Farmers Association in the Northern Region have participated in a day’s forum to expose them to some business opportunities in the agribusiness sector to leverage on them to improve their livelihoods. As part of the forum held in Tamale, resource persons from Government agencies, financial institutions and buyers, took participants […]

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Members of Savannah Women Farmers Association trained in advocacy

... — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:24:43 +0000

Some members of the Savannah Women Farmers Association in the Northern Region have undergone a day’s training to enhance their leadership and advocacy skills in the agricultural sector. The participants, numbering 53, were selected leaders of the Association, and were drawn from 24 communities in the five operational districts of the Association namely Savelugu, Mion, […]

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Agricultural Extension Agents trained in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology

... — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:57:03 +0000

Some Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in the northern sector have attended a two-day training workshop to enhance their capacity on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology. It was also for them to learn about the available technologies to be able to carry out a step-down training for farmers in their respective districts to ensure […]

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Forum held to enhance knowledge of smallholder farmers on climate adaptation

... — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 23:18:26 +0000

A day’s farmer-led engagement forum to enhance the knowledge of smallholder farmer communities on climate adaptation and resilience has been held at Savelugu in the Northern Region. It was to provide the platform for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other key actors in the agricultural sector the opportunity to educate farmers in the […]

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