Ghana - Apply for Farmer Based organisation development fund(FBODF)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Farmer Based organisation Development in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Ghana Farmer Based organization Development Fund (FBODF) Ghana contact link
2. Applicants approach the FBO secretariat office and applicants get their application form for Farmer Based organisation Development.
3. Applicant has to enter all information in the application form.
4. Applicant must make sure to carry all necessary documents that are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page. (Both photocopies and originals)
5. There is no fee for this procedure.
6. Submit your Application together with the developed project proposal to the District Steering Committee (DSC) who will evaluate your proposal in a period of less than a month upon receipt. After which the approved proposal are forwarded to FBODF secretariat in Accra in their original copies for further processing.
7. Upon recipient of the Proposal and application Letter at the Farmers Based Organization development Fund Secretariat in Accra, The proposal is scrutinized to confirm that they meet the set standards and guidelines of the Fund. After approval that they have followed the set principals then the proposal is forwarded to AgSSIP coordinator for disbursement of Funds.
8. Before funds are released the Farmers Based organization and the supplier MUST sign a Memorandum of understanding setting out the guarantee period, after sales service etc. The FBO and FBODF will also sign a financing agreement that spells out the respective roles of each organization. The turn-around time for all this is usually two-six months.
   

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Required Documents

• The certificate of land registration
• Audited books of accounts (financial statements)
• Bank account number
• A recommendation from the district director of agriculture
• 3 refer from similar organisation
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Farmer Based organization Development Fund (FBODF)
Address: FBO Program Coordinator
C/O MOFA Director of Agriculture Extension services
P.O. Box MB 37 ministries Accra, Ghana.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone number – 665 282
Contact link

Eligibility

All farmers based organisation in selected deprived districts are eligible for this fund.

Fees

There is no fee for this procedure.

Validity

This fund Validity for 1 year.

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Processing Time

The processing time for this procedure is 2-6 months.

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Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Residential address
• Contact number
• Name of the organization
• Address of the organization
• Email id
• Nationality
  

Need for the Document

The funding is aimed to build FBO’s capacity to add value to their production.

Information which might help

The FBODF falls under the agriculture service sub sector investment program(AGSSIP) established by MOFA in response to GOG’s accelerated agriculture growth and development strategy (AAGDDS) and food and agriculture sector development policy (FASDEP).

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