Building Resilient Value Chains and Food Security in Northern Ghana

About this project

Impact: Food Security strengthened in rural Northern Ghana. Outcome 1: Agricultural sector strengthened through market linkages; Outcome 2: Enhanced access by smallholder farmers to market, knowledge and employment through hubs; Outcome 3 Increased adoption by smallholder farmers of regenerative agricultural practices. Warc is planning to establish rural infrastructure over three years, including container-based trading hubs, 100MT silos, storage facilities and cold rooms to enhance operational efficiency and inventory management. Additionally, Warc plans to invest in trucks for efficient transport of crops between hubs and systems to distribute produce to downstream buyers. This network will engage a total of 21,000 farmers (50% women and youth) with improved inputs, training, and market access. Warc will purchase 54,000 MT in total of maize over three years (Y1 – 9,600 MT, Y2 20,400 MT and Y3 24,000 MT), injecting €21 million into the local economy and creating 147 direct full-time jobs, with a strong focus on gender inclusion. Warc aims to supply Koudijs, a subsidiary of the Dutch animal feed company De Heus, their key partner with 30,000 MT of maize over the next three years. This collaboration contributes to sustainable agriculture, rural development and long-term food security in Ghana.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Ghana

Sectors

Agricultural services

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusEnvironment · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

WARC Group LLC - The West African Rice Company

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 10 Jun 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-GHA-24/0003.

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