GROW

Brief

The GROW project aims to enhance economic justice, food security, and agricultural governance in Ghana by advocating for increased public investment and climate adaptation financing for smallholder farmers. It uses budget tracking and stakeholder engagement to ensure that agricultural policies and funding decisions reflect the needs of farmers, especially those vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

By establishing participatory platforms, GROW enables smallholder farmers to contribute directly to national agricultural budget processes. The project also works with national and local stakeholders to push for long-term investments in climate adaptation, helping to build lasting resilience in the agricultural sector.

Goal
To strengthen food security and climate resilience by ensuring equitable public financing and policy decisions that support smallholder farmers in Ghana.

Objectives

• Promote increased and sustained budgetary allocations to support smallholder agriculture.
• Build stakeholder capacity to engage in budget tracking and agricultural governance.
• Create inclusive platforms for farmer participation in agricultural policymaking.
• Advance public investment in climate adaptation for agro-resilience.

Key Achievements

• Trained 62 Gender Desk Officers on Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in Kumasi-Ahodwo and Cape Coast-Aburu.
• Sensitized 120 smallholder farmers on climate change and climate insurance in Ada East (Asigbekope).
• Reached 43 smallholder farmers with climate education in Ada East (Shai-Osudoku).