Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

's Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is the

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agency responsible for the development and growth of agriculture in the country. The

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does not cover the

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sectors.

Structure of MOFA

The ministry is headed by the Minister for Agriculture and his three

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. The deputies are in charge of the following: *Deputy Minister in charge of

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*Deputy Minister in charge of

Crops A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. When the plants of the same kind are cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a crop. Most crops are cultivated in agriculture or hydroponics ...

*Deputy Minister in charge of

Livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals ...

Functions of MOFA

The ministry's roles include the following: *Formulation of appropriate agricultural policies to aid the agricultural sector. *Planning and co-ordination of various development projects in the agricultural sector. * Monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes instituted to assess their progress.

Objectives

Agriculture in Ghana Agriculture in Ghana consists of a variety of agricultural products and is an established economic sector, providing employment on a formal and informal basis. It is represented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Ghana produces a variety ...

is recognised as the mainstay of the economy with a greater impact on poverty reduction than other sectors. It is also critical for rural development and associated cultural values, social stabilisation, environmental sustainability and buffer during economic shocks. Based on the role of agriculture in the national development framework, Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP II) has the following as its objectives: *

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and emergency preparedness * Improved growth in incomes * Increased competitiveness and enhanced integration into domestic and international markets * Sustainable management of

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and

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and

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Applied in food and agriculture development * Improved institutional Coordination

Departments and agencies

DP Membership – Agric Sector working Group

* African Development Bank (AfDB) * Agence français de développement (AFD – France) * Alliance for Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) * Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) * Engineers Without Borders (EWB) * EMBRAPA * Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) * German Development Cooperation (GIZ-KfW) * International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) * International Water Management Institute (IWMI) * Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) * Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS) * Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) * United States Agency for International Development (USAID) * World Bank (WB) * World Food Programme (WFP)

Projects Of The Ministry Of Food And Agriculture

* PFJ (Planting For foods And Jobs) This a five-year contract which is made to increase the production of crops in Ghana. and decrease the importation of food. This project as well is meant to provide job opportunities for the youth of the country. A training workshop was organized in collaboration with Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana on 2021 PFJ implementation guidelines for farmers.

References

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Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

Agricultural organisations based in Ghana