| Trade and Investment Programme for Competitive Export Economy (TIPCEE) will target smallholder farmers that already have begun to integrate into commercial marketing chains. It is important for the offer or to strengthen the role of women as owners of small/medium size enterprises, as smallholder farmers, and as productive workers in processing and marketing activities. For instance, it is estimated that 60% of Ghanaian farmers are women. The challenge is to find those commercially oriented women farmers and include them in our target groups. Furthermore, credible research has shown that women spend their income on their children and household needs, with positive long-term developmental impacts.The contractor also will be expected to reinforce the efforts of food aid cooperating sponsors, other interested NGOs, and donor organizations using its own resources, but over time these development partners will be expected to cost-share with the contractor. A critical aspect of activities is on lining large and medium-size agricultural enterprises to foreign buyers and joint venture partners in overseas markets whereas linking smallholders to modern supply chains for agro-processing and exporting using traders, trader organizations, large commercial farms and BDS providers. |