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Tamale, Ghana – Shinkaafa Buni Rice Farmers Association, an agribusiness group based in the northern part of Ghana, has been awarded by the United States Agency for International Development Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Projects (USAID FinGAP) for supporting female farmers in the rice value chain in Ghana.
The awards which is dubbed USAID-FinGAP Awards 2017 recognized the Ghanaian agricultural industry players whose contributions have aided in dealing with food security and also focused on crowding in investment and finance for agricultural production, processing and logistics in the country’s northern breadbasket.
The goal of USAID-FinGAP is to increase the competitiveness of rice, Maize and soya value chains in ways that foster broad-based and sustained economic growth in Ghana.
Shinkaafa Buni which literally means “Rice Wealth” was established in August 2016. It aims at making farmers in the Savannah ecological zone well-off through the cultivation of rice and other grains such as maize, soybeans and among others. By so doing, it will ensure that farmers produce rice in larger quantities thereby meeting the rice demand of Ghanaians and Africans at large.
Shinkaafa Buni Rice farmers association does this by supporting farmers with the provision of farm inputs, extension services, mechanization services and a ready market for farmers who cultivate crops especially rice in the northern zone.
Speaking to the media after receiving the award, the Executive Director for Shinkaafa Buni Rice Farmers Association, Samuel Kofi Sarpong, expressed his delightness for the award and lauded the USAID FinGAP for the their continuous support and the recognition of the efforts of Shinkaafa Buni Rice Farmers Association.
He explained that, hard work and commitment is what has catalyzed the winning of the prestigious award.
“Honesty, hard work and total commitment is what has resulted in this recognition”, he said at “Shinkaafa Buni we have our farmers at heart and so we provide whatever the farmer will need in order to produce quality and quantity that will meet the standard of every buyer”
Mr. Sarpong assured that, the outfit will continue to support farmers in their endeavours to live a flourishing life through rice production.
By: Prince Kwame Tamakloe –
Media & Communication Officer, Shinkaafa Buni Rice Farmers Association
