MCC Post-Harvest Activity

$37.84M USD

Funder	Millennium Challenge Corporation
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Millennium Challenge Corporation
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Sep 20, 2007
End Date	Oct 24, 2010
Duration	1,130 days
Number of Grantees	34
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`67249-40`

Grant Description

Ghana - Agriculture Project - Post-Harvest Activity: the Improvement of Post-Harvest Handling and Value Chain Services ("Post-Harvest Activity"): MCC Funding will be used to develop post-harvest handling capacity that maintains the quality of product from the farm to the market.

In addition, the capacity of the public sector will be improved to meet International Plant Protection Convention ("IPPC") standards.

MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Improvements to existing nucleus farm packhouses in the form of forced-air cooling and temporary cold storage units, to be owned and operated by the current owners of such packhouses. (ii) Construction of packhouses and other post-harvest infrastructure for eligible FBOs located in target districts within the Intervention Zones to serve the needs of disadvantaged smallholder farmers growing pineapple, papaya, mango, and certain vegetable and staple crops. (iii) Construction of infrastructure for packing, storage and cooling fresh agricultural produce at the Kotoka International Airport that meets international standards. (iv) Upgrade of Ghana's capacity to meet IPPC standards.