The Ghana Grains Development Project (GGDP) was launched in 1979 with funding from the Government of Ghana and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The purpose of the project was to develop and diffuse improved technology for maize and grain legumes (initially only cowpea, but in later phases also soybean and groundnut). The Crops Research Institute (CRI) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) served as the project’s primary executing bodies, while three other organizations provided ancillary support. The Grains and Legumes Development Board (GLDB) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) assumed major responsibility for technology transfer activities, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) supported technology development efforts for.
