BRIEFS - Ghana Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan (2009-2015) for the implementation of the Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP)
Structure of the briefs
The briefs summarise the policy (FASDEP II) objectives, activities and funding requirements for the medium term of 2009 to 2015. The briefs are based on the Agriculture Sector Plan which has six programme areas according to the FASDEP II objectives.
For convenience and to better project the mix and complementarities of investment activities, the 6 programmes have been grouped into four briefs:
Brief 1: programmes on commodities
- Programme 1 - Food security and emergency preparedness
- Programme 2 - Improved growth in incomes and reduced income variability
Brief 2: Programme 3 – Increased competiveness and enhanced integration into
domestic and international markets
Brief 3: programmes on environment and science
- Programme 4 – Sustainable management of land and environment
- Programme 5 – science and technology applied in food and agriculture development
Brief 4: Programme 6 - Enhanced institutional coordination
General introduction
FASDEP II: Agriculture sector goals
The goal of the sector is embedded in the Vision for the sector in the Government of Ghana Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II). This is derived from the national vision in the GPRS II, and the follow-up National Long Term Development Plan, NEPAD’s CAADP and the MDG 1 on halving poverty by 2015. FASDEP II objectives are to improve food security, increase income, improve market access and ensure that investments in the sector will be scientifically based and environmentally sustainable as well as policy principles regarding the allocation of at least 10% of annual government expenditure to the agricultural sector, targeting the poor appropriately and pursuance of gender equity.
The Vision for the agriculture sector as defined by the above strategic documents and specified in the FASDEP II is “a modernised agriculture culminating in a structurally transformed economy and evident in food security, employment opportunities and reduced poverty”. Agricultural GDP growth is targeted at, at least percent per annum to support the national growth output.
The sector policy orientation is guided by the following:
- Value chain concept
- Focus on selected commodities for food security
- Emergency preparedness
- Diversification of income generation and stability
- Enhanced productivity
- Mechanisation to remove drudgery
- Irrigation to remove over reliance on rainfall
- Meeting the challenge of quality standards
- Transforming smallholders
- Promoting Public-Private partnerships
- Inclusivity whereby all operators (youth, vulnerable, women and men) are reached with services
- Enhanced Coordination and Harmonisation
Agriculture sector plan 2009-2015
FASDEP II outlines six objective areas to address the goals for the sector and the Agriculture Sector Plan has been developed to implement the policy. The objectives of the policy therefore form the basis of programmes and activities in the sector plan which serves as the operational framework of investment programmes for the period 2009 to 2015. The first two programmes are on food security and growth in incomes and directly support commodity growth and development interventions. Three other programme areas on market access, environmental sustainability and science and technology support the commodity interventions. A final programme on institutional coordination supports the framework for all interventions. The specific policy objectives/plan programmes are the following:
Summary investment costs 2009-2015
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