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

In: Innovative Water Finance in Africa

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  • Prosper Glitse

    (Ghana Irrigation Development Authority)

  • Ben Vas Nyamadi

    (Ghana Irrigation Development Authority)

  • Mamudu Abunga Akudugu

    (University for Development Studies)

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).

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  • Prosper Glitse & Ben Vas Nyamadi & Mamudu Abunga Akudugu, 2023. "Business Models That Improve Rural Poor Access to Credit for Irrigated Agriculture in Northern Ghana," Springer Books, in: Cush Ngonzo Luwesi & Atakilte Beyene (ed.), Innovative Water Finance in Africa, chapter 0, pages 81-110, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-38234-5_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38234-5_4
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