NABOCADO – Neighborhood Watch Training Initiative 45 Volunteers Trained Across 3 Communities NABOCADO has successfully facilitated the formation, screening, and training of three Neighborhood Watch Committees (NWCs) in collaboration with the Zebilla District Command of the Ghana Police Service. A total of 45 volunteers, 15 each from Agaago, Tilli, and Widnaba/Kokoo in the Bawku West…

Abodaah’s Story At 62 years old, Abodaah Amogiusine, a smallholder farmer from Nabango in the Kasena Nankana West District, is proving that resilience and innovation are at the heart of sustainable agriculture. Through her participation in the SCRAS Project (Strengthening Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience Against a Changing Climate and Promotion of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture), funded by…

Our dedicated staff recently completed a two-day training on integrated vegetable production, aimed at empowering youth farmers through the Professionalization of Small-Scale Farmers (PROSSFA) Project in the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese. This initiative, part of a partnership program between Ghana, Germany, and Uganda, focuses on equipping young farmers with the skills to integrate pig farming, fish…

Exciting few days in Bongo District! Our team, led by Albert Avoka and Solomon AJongba, facilitated inspiring exchange learning visits for selected farmers from Buterisa and Mirigu communities to Kabre. During the visit, farmers in Kabre shared valuable insights on indigenous and sustainable farming practices with their peers from Builsa South and the Kassena-Nankana districts…

Wiaga, Builsa North District – On Saturday, June 7th, Bishop Alfred Agyenta presided over the commissioning of the newly completed Rev. Fr. Philippe Marneffe Child and Maternity Centre at St. Lucas Hospital in Wiaga. The 48-bed facility was constructed by Sir Clement Akapame, a businessman and philanthropist and his family who pledged to build the…

Over the past weeks, our field officers have facilitated Seed Fairs in communities across 6 districts where the Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate of NABOCADO is implementing the SCRAS project. The Seed fairs aim to increase farmers access to seeds especially indigenous and climate tolerant seeds. Farmers got the platforms to interact, exhibit their seeds for…

This week, NABOCADO, in collaboration with CRS Ghana, is hosting a 5-day workshop to train 110 youth farmers and Agricultural Extension Agents from the Upper East and North-East regions. The training is held under the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth, #happyproject where NABOCADO’s Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate serves as a local implementing partner…

Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate of NABOCADO is currently collaborating closely with communities to document validated Local Innovations introduced by farmers in their food production, storage, and livestock management. This initiative follows a series of successful activities aimed at enhancing farmers’ capacity to innovate using local resources to address challenges and seize opportunities. The process of…

The Livelihood and Advocacy Directorate recently hosted a Local Innovation Fair in the Builsa South District to highlight the innovative practices of smallholder farmers in promoting sustainable farming and livestock keeping. Under the SCRAS Project funded by Misereor, farmers showcased 10 indigenous farming innovations aimed at improving food security and nutrition diversity, as well as…