"Feed the Future Policy LINK to provide year-long support to 2023 National Best Farmer, 19 others\u00a0"

" Feed the Future Policy LINK to provide year-long support to 2023 National Best Farmer, 19 others\u00a0 \r\n\r\n The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Feed the Future (FTF)\u00a0 Ghana Policy LINK Activity, is set to offer year-long assistance to Charity Akortia, recognized as the 2023\u00a0 National Best Farmer, and Edith Akosah Wheatland, honored as the National Best Female Farmer.\u00a0 \r\n\r\n Additionally, 18 other female award winners at the national, regional, and district levels will also receive support. This initiative builds upon the successful assistance extended to the first cohort of 20 outstanding women in agriculture acknowledged at the 2022 Farmers\u2019 Day program.\u00a0 \r\n\r\n Following last year's collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Policy LINK and its\u00a0 partners will offer a comprehensive leadership, advocacy, agribusiness development training package, and study tour to the second cohort of national, regional, and district women in agriculture. This training package will be curated in line with the year\u2019s theme of 'Delivering Smart Solutions for Sustainable Food Security and Resilience\u2019 and be tailored to the capacity needs of the awardees. Additionally, Policy LINK will facilitate their active participation in key agriculture stakeholder engagements throughout 2024.\u00a0 \r\n\r\n The first cohort of women awardees received a five-day leadership, advocacy, and agribusiness training and\u00a0 study tour led by USAID\/Ghana through the FTF Ghana Policy LINK Activity, in collaboration with MoFA,\u00a0 FTF Ghana Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture Activity (MFA) and Absa Bank Ghana Limited. Policy LINK also\u00a0 facilitated their participation in agriculture policy and stakeholder events for exposure and networking while\u00a0 providing day-to-day mentorship and technical support through its gender point of contact.\u00a0 \r\n\r\n Throughout 2023, the women demonstrated remarkable determination by implementing lessons learned to\u00a0 enhance their agribusinesses and leadership roles. They leveraged their influence to advance women\u2019s\u00a0 involvement and participation in the agriculture policy space, aiming to champion their fellow women's\u00a0 inclusion and active engagement within Ghana\u2019s agricultural policy processes while amplifying their\u00a0 contributions to the sector's growth and food security.\u00a0\u00a0 \r\n\r\n One of the significant outcomes of these efforts was the formation of the Ghana Association of Female\u00a0 Agricultural & Fish Farming Award Winners (GAFAFAW). This association, a collective decision by the\u00a0 women awardees, was established with funds raised by the women and stands as a testament to their\u00a0 commitment.\u00a0 \r\n\r\n The FTF Ghana Policy LINK Activity is committed to helping selected women awardees at the National\u00a0 Farmers\u2019 Day event for the next three years to achieve greater inclusion. Through this initiative, Policy LINK\u00a0 aims to facilitate and support these women leaders in agriculture to hone and leverage their leadership\u00a0 toward advancing women\u2019s involvement and participation in the agriculture policy space to improve conditions in the sector for various vulnerable groups, including youth and persons with disabilities.\u00a0 "

"Feed the Future Policy LINK to provide year-long support to 2023 National Best Farmer, 19 others\u00a0"

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