Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Ghana Border Irrigation Projects Boost Year-Round Farming and Livelihoods
Farmers in two Ghanaian border communities have received new irrigation farms.
The farms are in Konjiahi near Burkina Faso and Awiakrom near Côte d’Ivoire.
Irrigation provides water when rain is scarce.
This means farmers can grow crops during more months of the year.
The projects may help families produce more food and earn steadier incomes.
They may also create jobs for young people.
In Awiakrom, farming could support businesses such as storage, transport and food processing.
Local residents will help manage the farms together.
The projects are meant to help communities cope with changing weather and dry seasons.
New irrigation facilities in Konjiahi and Awiakrom will support farming throughout the year.
The projects were handed over by the International Organization for Migration, GIZ Ghana and CARD Ghana in July and August 2026.
The systems are intended to reduce farmers’ reliance on seasonal rainfall and improve food security and incomes.
Awiakrom’s project is expected to support processing, storage, transport, marketing and cross-border trade.
Community members will jointly cultivate and manage the farms to support long-term sustainability.
- Who
- Farmers and residents of Konjiahi and Awiakrom, with support from the International Organization for Migration, GIZ Ghana and Community Aid for Rural Development.
- What
- New irrigation facilities were handed over to support year-round agriculture, food production, incomes and climate resilience.
- When
- The facilities were handed over in July and August 2026.
- Where
- Konjiahi in Ghana’s Upper West Region near Burkina Faso, and Awiakrom in the Bono Region near Côte d’Ivoire.
- Why
- To reduce dependence on seasonal rainfall, improve food security and incomes, and strengthen resilience to climate variability and dry spells.
- Communities
- Konjiahi and Awiakrom
- Countries near the projects
- Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire
- Handover period
- July and August 2026
- Project partners
- International Organization for Migration, GIZ Ghana and Community Aid for Rural Development
- Agriculture’s share of Ghana’s GDP
- 23.3 per cent
- Agriculture’s share of Ghana’s labor force
- About 45 per cent
- Management model
- Community members will jointly cultivate and oversee the farms