CASTRAP conducted an action audit for six (6) of the twenty-seven (27) groups that had completed their cycles in the project landscape. As per the accepted VSLA principle, a full-cycle action audit is performed six to twelve months following savings,…
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CASTRAP has commissioned the Panama Women for Future Association’s newly constructed mini-processing center in Sinoe County. This activity is part of the project’s objective of strengthening the efficiency of main actors in the cassava value chain to improve inputs and…
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The Cooperation Officer of the European Union to Liberia, Ms. Geetrui Louwagie (PhD), engaged in an interesting interaction with Lydia’s Field Enterprise during a recent project site visit in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. Lydia’s Field Enterprise is a privately owned…
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The Cassava Transformation Project (CASTRAP) is making significant progress toward its goals and objectives in Southeast of Liberia. The Cooperation Officer for Rural development, Food security and Environment at the EU Delegation in Liberia, Ms. Geetrui Louwagie (PhD), visited project…
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On 11th January 2023, the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO) embarked on their first verification visit to selected target areas of the WACOMP-Ghana Sub-contracting Matching Scheme implemented by CERATH Development Organization (CDO). The verification activity was primarily organized to obtain…
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After the first phase of the tree planting exercise in August 2022, our team have been on the field monitoring the trees planted by beneficiary farmers and community members in the East Mamprusi District. We are glad to share the…
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CERATH Development Organization through the WACOMP Sub-contracting Matching Scheme V1 is engaging selected pineapple and mango producers in the Eastern and Central regions of Ghana. The aim of the project is to strengthen the export competitiveness of selected mango and…
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CERATH Development Organization (CDO), the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) and the Tree Crops Center (TCC), the consortium implementing the Coconut Waste Project, organized a stakeholder meeting to deliberate on the progress of the project. Also, the meeting was convened…
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During the project baseline study, farmers outlined weed devastation as the most difficult constraint affecting cassava farming and thus lowering their yields. Considering that about 60 percent of farmers are women, and another 65 percent are above 65 years, it…
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The past week, 14 November–17 November 2022, saw the EU pay a second verification visit to the PTF project sites. The visit, among others, was to gain firsthand accounts of project impacts and interrogate the project’s sustainability measures as the…
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