The Government has released a list of 22 key projects and policies delivering under Agriculture and Rural Development in the Agriculture Ministry which were captured in the 2016 Manifesto.
The projects and policies, according to Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice-President, will put money in Ghanaian’s pocket and change their lives as well as the Economy.
This was revealed at a town hall meeting and results fair in Kumasi.
Below are the key projects and policies delivering by the government?
1. Work to achieve the UN-Recommended 1 Extension Officer to 500 Farmers -Delivering
2. Revive agricultural research at CSIR and faculties in public universities-Delivering
3. Provide a framework for smallholder farmers to undertake block farming and providing incentives, including land banks, for large scale commercial farm investors -Delivering
4. Ensure farmers receive increased producer prices plus bonuses to encourage high production volumes -Delivering
5. Ensure availability as well as the effective and transparent distribution of pre-mixed (Premix) fuel- Delivering
6. Accelerate aquaculture and promote extensive fish farming throughout the country -Delivering
7. Support the private sector to expand local production of poultry feed and veterinary products- Delivering
8. Facilitate access to credit for the poultry industry -Delivering
9. Institute anti-dumping measures on poultry -Delivering
10. Use government purchasing power to create demand for locally-produced food items -Delivering
11. Develop capacity for local fertilizer production using gas and petroleum resources- Delivering
12. Provide a mechanism to capture the water released by the annual spillage at Bagre Dam, and use for irrigation purposes-Delivering
13. Implement “One Village, One Dam” community-owned/managed irrigation policy Delivering Agriculture and Rural Development 14 Enforce the fisheries management policies in the Fisheries Act of 2002 (Act 625) to stop pair trawling and other illegal fishing methods -Delivering
15. Continue building landing sites at Cape Coast, Mumford, Teshie, Axim, Keta, Ada, Jamestown & Winneba- Delivering
16. Ensure cocoa farmers receive stable prices/protected against exchange rate effects -Delivering
17. Rehabilitate existing public irrigation schemes (Vea especially) and develop new ones in the North & Afram Plains Delivering Agriculture and Rural Development 18 Establish Livestock Development Centers in the three agro-climatic zones- Delivering
19. Facilitate the stakeholder-controlled establishment of the Cashew Marketing Authority-Delivering.
20. Revamp existing mechanization centers and support the private sector to establish, manage, and provide affordable mechanization services to farmers- Delivering
21. Cocoa Sector Interventions to support targeted production of over 1 million tonnes per annum, including spraying and replanting of cocoa trees- Delivering
22. Upgrade the road infrastructure connecting farming communities to marketing centers- Delivering.
Source: mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
