Maize farming gets US$4 million boost

A US$4 million Ghana Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Programme (GAMSAP) to boost maize production among smallholder farmers has been launched in Tamale.

The four-year programme was started in July 2014 and is a partnership initiative of Feed the Future undertaken by DuPont, an international organisation that deals with issues related to agricultural development, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) aimed at increasing incomes of smallholder farmers to expand their business and engage more of the youth to improve livelihoods for the farmers and nation at large.

It is also to support the establishment of more than 3,200 demonstrations throughout the country to help enhance the income of 43,000 smallholder maize farmers.

Launching the programme in Tamale,...