Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and Jutta Urpilainen, the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships have signed a Financing Agreement for the Agricultural Water Management Project (AWMP).
The project will support the expansion of irrigated agriculture in northern Ghana.
The AWMP is being co-financed by the European Union (EU) and Agence Francaise De Developpement (AFD) with grants of €39.7 million and €5 million respectively, totaling €44.7million.
Present at the signing ceremony were the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and the EU Ambassador, Irchad Razaaly.