C AVA GHANA PROJECT Cassava Adding Value for

C: AVA GHANA PROJECT

Cassava Adding Value for Africa (C: AVA) Project Is a project being run by CSIR –FRI in collaboration with Greenwich University (NRI –UK). ØAIM of the project is to use innovative interventions to capacitate farmers, village processing units and market intermediaries to competitively deliver high quality cassava-based products to a well sensitized market IMPACTS Poverty reduction, food security, post- harvest loss reduction, sustainable market linkages

PROJECT OBJECTIVE ØAssist in poverty alleviation through creation of opportunities for generating and increasing incomes and improving the livelihoods of smallholder households / Farmers ØUse innovative interventions to capacitate farmers, village processing units, SMEs and link them to sustainable markets ØEnsuring food security by putting value on the crop cassava which is abundantly produced in Ghana and develop an effective cassava value/supply chain to reduce post harvest waste ØContribute to food security, foreign exchange earnings and the application of costeffective food processing technologies. ØTo support and compliment any funded project that shares a common vision with CAVA for a better impact -Name of Organization-

WHY CASSAVA ? ? Ø Cassava is Ghana’s most highly produced crop and a main staple of the Ghanaian consumer diet. Ø Per capita consumption averaging 152. 9 kilograms per year. (FAO Report 2013) Ø Wide range of industrial uses that gives it huge potential to spur rural industrial development and raise rural incomes. Ø Source of food and food security Ø It is cultivated in almost every region in Ghana. CASSAVA 22% Contribution

GHANA CASSAVA PRODUCTION BY REGION UPPER WEST 0%

Cassava value chain FARMERS INPUT DEALERS NGOS PROCESSORS GOVT TRANSPORTERS RESEARCH INSTITUTION S END USERS

INTERVENTIONS Sinception of the first phase of the project (C: AVA I ) from 2008 to date, incomes and livelihoods of an average of 13, 900 smallholder farmers and farmer groups from the project identified regions (Brong Ahafo and Volta) have been improved through various intervention such as provision of the following: Ø Improved cassava variety supply ØCapacity building - technical training on best farm and agronomic practices ØProduct Development ØSustainable market linkages

MARKET OPPORTUNITY C: AVA also seeks to promote cassava from a subsistence crop to a cash crop. Public and private sector entities are recognizing the potential for cassava to play a major role in the economy of Ghana. There exists a wide range of potential food and industrial applications for processed cassava. ØHigh-quality cassava flour (HQCF) Kokonte - Cassava chips ØHigh-quality industrial flour (HQIF) Gari - Agbelima - Cassava cake ØStarch ØEthanol Ø glucose syrup ØAnimal & Poultry Feed

USES & MARKETS CREATED • TAKORADI FLOUR MILLS • GAFCO • IRANI BROTHERS • Tema Flour mills FLOUR MILLING AND BAKERY Pharmaceuticals Textiles Paint Confectionaries Glucose syrup BISCUITS PLYWOOD MARKET OUTLETS Now. . Brewery industry ana r Gh a e l l i n SABM ess Gha n Guin • POLYKRAFT INDUSTRIES • WORDSWORTHY PRESS TRADITIONAL FOODS PAPERBOARD

BENEFITS TO THE YOUTH • Develop an enterprenuring attitude to start from some where within the chain. Farmer, processor, input supplier, or an end user. • Technical training on product development and packaging • Technology Transfer • Group dynamics ( Farmer Groups, out-grower Schemes, block Farming) • Linkage to Funding Agencies • Linkage to sustainable Markets • Incubation • Linkage to consistent supply of raw materials.

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