Involving stakeholders in agricultural planning and implementation processes (GHTML0004)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Action plan – Tamale, Ghana, 2025 – 2028
Inception Report: Not available
Commitment Start: Jun 2025
Commitment End: Oct 2028
Institutions involved:
- Tamale metropolitan Assembly
- Northern Accelerated intervention for Development
- University For Development Planning
- OXFAM GHANA
- GDCA
Primary Policy Area:
Primary Sector:
OGP Value:
- Access to information
- Civic Participation
- Public Accountability
- Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability
Description
Commitment ID
GHTML0004
Commitment Title
Involving stakeholders in agricultural planning and implementation processes
Problem
The metropolis has the following challenges in agriculture:
- Low application of technology especially among smallholder farmers leading to comparatively lower yields
- Poor farmingpractices
- Unsustainable agribunesses and value chain agriculture
- Lack of storage facilities
- Inadequate farm inputs and equipment
- Inaccessible credit , farm inputs and equipment to PWDs
- Weak market linkages in the agricultural sector
Status quo
Largely, more than 60%-70% of farmers in the metropolis do not have access to extension services, resulting in low agricultural productivity. Consequently, prices of agricultural produce have gone up astronomically. Eg. A bag of maize which was previously sold at GHC80 per bag is now sold at GHC650.00
Action
This commitment intends to empower the farmers and other key stakeholders through education, training workshops in good agricultural practices.
Facilitate their Involvement in agricultural planning and implementation for sustainable output.
Undertake regular sensitization to increase farmers' resilience in crop production and animal husbandry in the respective communities.
The overall objective of this commitment is to increase food sufficiency and incomes of the farmers.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem described above?
Increase the knowledge of the farmers in the best agricultural practices and post-harvest management
Facilitate and expand social interventions in agriculture
The commitment will create the enabling environment for farmers to access credits and other farm inputs to boost food production
The commitment will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of farmers to produce sufficient food, thereby enhancing food security and increasing the incomes of the farmers.
Promote and facilitate the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture and promote the adoption of drought-resistant crops.
What long-term goal as identified in your Open Government Strategy does this commitment relate to?
The long-term goal identified in our Open Government Strategy is to promote sound agricultural practices to improve food security and increase the incomes of farmers for the general livelihood of the people in the Metropolis.
Primary Policy Area
Other/NA
Primary Sector
Environment & Climate, Health & Nutrition
What OGP value is this commitment relevant to?
| Access to information | Farmers should have access to information on agricultural practices for food production |
| Civic Participation | The farmers participation in agricutural planning and implementation will engender good agricultural practices |
| Public Accountability | The duty bearers should be accountable to the farmers |
| Technology and Innovation for Transparency and Accountability | This system will support farmers for quick and easy way of accessing agricultural informations |