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Transforming Rural Agricultural Communities Through Organic Re-Engineering

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Business and Industry Climate Change Environment Extreme poverty Food Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Information and communication technologies
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Ghana
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	xTo conduct Research and Policy Analysis to influence advocacy and training on Rural Development and Agriculture Development. xTo provide timely and relevant training and capacity building needs of farmers and rural communities. xTo promote sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and organic farming by providing seedlings, training and other support services to smallholder farmers. xTo use proven farming technology and ICT to assist small-scale rural farmers improve their yields and their income, while conserving the environment. xTo get people informed about the effects of climate change and get them involved it mitigating it. xTo provide the basis for improving the socio-economic wellbeing of the rural poor by providing deprived rural communities with clean drinking water, feeder roads, education and health facilities.
Year established:	2005
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	x Board x Chief Executive Office x Management x Consultant
Number and type of members:	Community heads - 3 Trainers - 5 Individual members - 15 Villages - 5 Individual farmers - 30
Funding structure:	Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources Fees for education and training services Foreign and international grants

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