Business Models That Improve Rural Poor Access to Credit for Irrigated Agriculture in Northern Ghana

Prosper Glitse (), Ben Vas Nyamadi and Mamudu Abunga Akudugu
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Prosper Glitse: Ghana Irrigation Development Authority
Ben Vas Nyamadi: Ghana Irrigation Development Authority
Mamudu Abunga Akudugu: University for Development Studies

Chapter Chapter 4 in Innovative Water Finance in Africa, 2023, pp 81-110 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Investments in water and agriculture are recognized as a major strategy for poverty reduction. Irrigation has a value added in agricultural production chains, and its use of water creates rivalry and social exclusion among sectors suffering from climate change. This chapter unveils business models that work for access to “irrigated agricultureagriculture credits” in the rural poor Northern Ghana. It comes out with an innovative model for “Community Empowerment, Savings and Credit Associations”Community Empowerment, Savings and Credit Associations (CESCAs).

Keywords: Agricultural credits; Business models; Irrigated agriculture savings; Northern Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38234-5_4

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