Non-farming (Alternative) Income Generation programs

July 26, 2013
Non-farming (Alternative) Income Generation programs

More than 500 women now participate in alternative income generating opportunities through CFTC partner TradeAID in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Weaving baskets for international markets, they are able to supplement their farming income and more reliably purchase food and other basics for themselves and their children. Says one basket weaver: “I can now afford to feed my children every day.”

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