Restoring Productive Capacities of Flood-Affected Agricultural Households in Ghana - TCP/GHA/3506
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In June 2015, heavy torrential rainfall led to severe floodingin Ghana. The floods caused severe damage to food stocks, lossof livestock, and the destruction of farmlands, as well as damageto the water supply, irrigation systems, and food storage andprocessing facilities. Farmers in Weija, Accra Metropolitan andAshiaman districts of the Greater Accra Region were the worsthit by the floods, which coincided with the peak period of foodproduction in the country. The project aimed to assistthe Government to restore the agricultural productioncapacities of flood-affected persons in Accra and its environs,as well as rehabilitate damaged irrigation schemes.