Institutional Arrangements

Background
The Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) is being funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), with counterpart funding from the Government of Ghana (GoG).

The programme aims to promote a “standard setting approach” that will drive its policy, serve as a core investment for value chain development in Ghana, and for aligning parallel financing to complement, following the modalities that each of the Development Partners (DP) prefer, in line with the agreed Strategic Framework for IFAD in Ghana (2012 COSOP). GASIP is expected to contribute to the realization of Ghana’s Medium-Term Agriculture Sector Investment Programme (METASIP), which provides the road map for the CAADP compact in Ghana.

Governance
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is the Lead Programme Implementing Agency with oversight responsibility for GASIP. The National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) gives orientation to programme strategy, oversees planning, reviews progress and ensures linkages with related entities. The Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) is based in Accra and ensures overall coordination of the Programme; the PCU is supervised by the NPSC and the IFAD Country Office.

Programme Objectives      
The overall goal of GASIP is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction in rural Ghana.
The Programme Development Objective (PDO) is: “agribusinesses, including smallholders, have enhanced their profitability and climate change resilience”.

GASIP is built along four strategic axis:  

1. Linking smallholder farmers to agribusinesses to enhance pro-poor growth
2. Nationwide scaling up of a successful value chain investment approach
3. Promoting and mainstreaming climate change resilience approaches in the northern regions of Ghana, through the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)
4. Knowledge management, harmonization of intervention approaches and policy support.

Programme Duration
GASIP is designed as a long term programme that will be implemented in cycles of 3 years each.  The initial design covers two cycles or 6 years, 2015-2021.  Prior to the end of each cycle an Inter-cycle Review Mission will be organized to assess progress, prepare the next cycle and justify additional funding.   

Programme Intervention Area  
GASIP is national in scope and specific locations are selected based on a demand and market-driven approach. Currently, GASIP is making resources available for value chain development in 56 districts and will increase to more districts going forward.

Implementation through Engagement of Value Chain Clusters
GASIP has engaged 53 Value Chain Clusters and 1200 Farmer-Based Organizations in implementation

53 Value Chain Clusters Engaged

1. Abrempong Express Co. Ltd
2. Agricare Ltd
3. Agrinvest Ltd
4. Agritrade
5. Agrocity Outgrower
6. Agromite
7. Agromite Cupa
8. Akandem Farms
9. Akpabe Farms
10. Allah Is Able
11. Amandong Wonderful Ventures
12. Bavako Investments Company Ltd
13. Ceciyaa
14. Copa Connect
15. Cropcare Limited
16. Dock Global Farms
17. Edmass Foods Ltd
18. Faranaya Agribusiness Centre
19. Fariad Ltd
20. Farmer Globale Agribusiness Ltd
21. Farmertribe
22. Fasem Ghana Ltd
23. Forage Farms
24. Fosuwaa Farms
25. Fysso Ghana-Ierd Consult Ltd
26. Gohuoballe (Gab)
27. Integrity Commodities
28. Jemaric Farmers Association
29. Kambang Cooperative Union
30. Konde Farms & Outgrowers
31. Kwanim Farms
32. Maligu Investment
33. Masara'n Arziki
34. Naasons
35. Narock
36. Powerlink Green Investment Ltd
37. Precision Farms & Oils
38. Qualitrace Farmer Farmer List
39. Rasuya Farms
40. San Alliance Company Ltd
41. Savanna Agric Chains
42. Sifa Agro Investment Ltd
43. Sissey Farms
44. Sky-3 Investments
45. Sustainable Agro Limited
46. Tamanaa Farms Ltd
47. Tumu Co-operativeUnion
48. Ultimate Savannah Solutions
49. Western Deedew Group Company
50. Weyvan Ghana Limited
51. Wilphin Company
52. Yedent Agro Ltd
53. 66 Conservation Agriculture FBOs

GASIP has collaborated with 56 District Departments of Agriculture in 14 regions of Ghana to build the capacities of smallholder farmers in agricultural crop Value Chain Development. A total of about 98,500 acres of land has been cropped in Maize, Rice, Soya, and Vegetables