Northern Rural Growth Programme

The Northern Rural Growth Programme (NGRP) is designed to contribute to agricultural and rural growth and poverty reduction in northern Ghana, where many of the poorest Ghanaians live.

NGRP works with poor rural people to develop income-generating agricultural activities to supplement the subsistence farming that currently predominates. NGRP also supports the process through which the resulting agricultural commodities are directed towards markets in southern Ghana and abroad. Ultimately, the NRGP seeks to achieve sustainable rural livelihoods and food security in northern Ghana, particularly for those dependent on marginal lands, rural women and other vulnerable groups.

The programme has three main objectives:

• developing rural infrastructure and technology 
• developing commodity chains for agricultural products 
• improving access to rural financial services

Source: IFAD