National Long-Term Expert, Agricultural Inputs & Crop Protection Extension

Protection Extension
until 2023
implemented jointly with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in 14 districts (all 11
districts of the Upper West Region. plus two districts of Sawla-Tuna-KaIba and North Gonja in
the Savannah Region and one district of Mamprugu Moagduri in North East Region). The
programme supports the following value chains: Sorghum and Rice, Groundnut and Soya,
Cashew and Mango, and Vegetables. MOAP's objective is to improve the quality of
agricultural produce and to strengthen the competitiveness of agro-based value chains.
will work under the MOAP Programme Outputs focusing on private sector development. The
NLTE will be part of the technical team based in Wa. The work focuses on the network of
inputs suppliers, building their capacity to provide technically sound and professional
services.
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supply and crop protection. There will be close interaction with other components of the EU
Programme for Productive Agriculture in the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone. As a
specific responsibility, the NLTE will contribute to the realisation of the following key
indicator:
with the quality of the service"
to become points of agricultural advice
smallholder farmers, of neem-based products for the control of agricultural
pests and diseases
the seven focus value chains of MOAB and the introduction with farmers of key pest / disease management regimes

collaboration with the private and public sector

15th November, 2019