GHANAS INITIATIVES PRESENTATION BY ASANTEKROBEA EMMANUEL DIRECTOR OF CROPS SERVICES MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE GHANA MAIN FEATURES OF GHANAS AGRICULTURE Typifies SSA agricultural setting ID: 622539
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REGIONAL & GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY ARCHITECTUREGHANA`S INITIATIVES
PRESENTATION BY:ASANTE-KROBEA EMMANUEL DIRECTOR OF CROPS SERVICES - MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE – GHANASlide2
MAIN FEATURES OF GHANA`S AGRICULTURETypifies SSA agricultural setting
It’s the largest sector of the Ghanaian economyContributes 34% GDPEmploys about 56.2% about 13million people.Contributes about 35% of foreign exchange.
The sector comprises food and industrial crops(59%), cocoa(14%),
L`stock
(5%), Fisheries(11%) & Forestry(11%).
Smallholders-:
0.5-2Ha
produce
80%
Total outputSlide3
Challenges to Agric. Production
Agriculture in Ghana(SSA) is characterized by low Productivity as a result of the following:Reliance on rain-fed agriculture, Low level and low performing irrigation schemes in the face of climate change, Land degradation and Tenure Challenges
High On-Farm postharvest losses
coupled with
Inadequate Postharvest Storage
infrastructure
Low level
and ineffective
agricultural
finance
,
Inadequate
extension services as a result of several structural and institutional challenges,
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Challenges Cont…
Inadequate markets and processing facilities, Low performing indigenous breeds of livestock and poor husbandry practices, Competition from imports Inappropriate management of livestock products Overfishing of natural water bodies coupled with undeveloped fish value chains and inadequate skills in aquaculture
.
Weak response of Research to current challenges
Under-developed feeder road networkSlide5
POLICY DIRECTIONLONG TERM
FOOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY(FASDEP)MEDIUM TERM (5 years)-2011-2015MEDIUM TERM AGRIC. SECTOR INVESTMENT POLICY(METASIP)Consistent with CCADP to achieve the MDGsSlide6
INFRASTRUCTURE
Provision of Irrigation SchemesRehabilitations of existing SchemesDeveloping New Schemes Provision of Pumps(subsidized)Exploration of Underground Water
SOME INTERVENTIONS TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITYSlide7
INFRASTRUCTURE (contd..)Provision of Postharvest
Storage infrastructure Provision of Appropriate MachineryOn-farm storage structures (e.g. Narrow Cribs)Rehabilitation of Bulk SilosIntroduction on other storage TechnologiesProvision of MarketsNational Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO)Slide8
INFRASTRUCTURE (contd..)Development of Road NetworksVarious Government Budget Funded Initiatives and Donor/Bilateral ProjectsSlide9
LAND TENURE ISSUESLand
Policy consists of a comprehensive set of proposals for improving access to land, ensuring security of tenure and protection of land rights, and ensuring planned land use (LAP). Policy strategies currently in place are the establishment of land banks to enhance access, enforcing title registration to ensure security, and development and establishment of land use plans at the district, regional and national levels
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PROVISION OF SERVICESExtension Services
Agricultural Mechanization Services (AMSEC- 170)Market Information Services (Radio, TV, Mobile phone etc)Development of Value ChainsSlide11
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SERVICESMicro Credit Schemes (Projects, ADIF, OVCF)
Input Credit Support Schemes (Block Farms and Youth in Agriculture)Price Support Schemes(Fertilizer subsidy) Slide12
RESPONSIVE RESEARCHSupport to Research DevelopmentPlanting Material
Breed ImprovementFood Processing and PreservationSlide13
CONDUCIVE POLICY ENVIRONMENTResponsible and responsive regulatory frameworks(eg
Bio-safety regulations etc)Conducive non-discriminatory Trade, Price & Subsidies PoliciesPublic Security and the Rule of LawGender EquitySlide14
RESULTS OBTAINEDGhana has made great strides in achieving National Food Security and Agricultural Development
These achievements attest to the need for sustained prioritization and increased investment. The progress made by Ghana from 1985 to date have been endorsed by the international community through a number of awards, key amongst which are;Slide15
RESULTS OBTAINED…The Hunger Project’s
“1993 Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger”; “FAO’s Agricola Medal 2000” for outstanding efforts in the promotion of sustainable food production and the eradication of poverty; and“2011 World Food Prize” awarded jointly to Ghana and Brazil for food security and poverty reduction.Underpinning these international recognitions is the acknowledged role of the smallholder farmer and women in food production, processing, family nutrition and ultimately Food Security. These Actors, should be our Focus of Investment.Slide16
CONCLUSION
Ghana is Committed to Continue Investing in AgricultureHarnessing all Resources and Instituting Measures to Utilize its Oil Revenue to fund Agriculture and Sustain Food and Nutrition Security Africa can attain Food security ONLY if we put our MINDS to it and COMMIT ADEQUATE RESOURCES to the Key Actors in the FOOD PRODUCTION CHAIN and Ensuring Sound POLITICAL STABILITY in the RegionSlide17
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