MCA Ghana - Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa

MCA Ghana - Agricultural
Transformation Programme
The Consultative Process
Presented By Matthew Armah Chief Operating Officer;
Millennium Development Authority Ghana

MCA
Ghana
Agricultural
Transforma5on
Programme
• The
Millennium
Challenge
Compact
signed
on
1 st
August
2006
and
Entered
Into
Force
on
16 th 
of
February
2007.
• Millennium
Development
Authority
(MiDA)

is
the
Accountable
En5ty
for
the
MCA
Ghana
Program
established
by
Parliament
Acts
702
and
709
(Amended),
2006.
• Head
Office
in
Accra
and
Zonal
Offices
located
in
Donkorkrom,
Tamale
and
Bawjiase
in
the
three
Interven5on
Zones.
• MCA
Ghana
Programme
is
opera5ng
in
30
Districts.

MCC Ghana Compact 3
Implementation Zones
The Ghana Compact:
$547 million
signed August 1 st , 2006
Website www.mida.gov.gh
Intervention zones include Northern Zone (yellow), Afram 3
Basin (green), and Southern Zone (brown)

GHANA MCA PROGRAM
GHANA COMPACT
PROGRAM GOAL
REDUCTION OF POVERTY THROUGH ECONOMIC
GROWTH LED BY AGRICULTURAL
TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES
1.Increase Production and Productivity of High Value Cash and Food Crops in 3 Selected Zones of Ghana
2.Enhance the Competitiveness of High Value Cash and Food Crops in Local and International Markets
PROJECTS
Agriculture
Project
($241
million)
• Increased
Farmer
&
Enterprise
Training
in
Commercial
Agriculture
• Increased
Irriga5on
Development
• Land
Tenure
Facilita5on
• Improved
Post‐Harvest
Handling
and
Value
Chain
Services
• Improved
Access
to
Credit
On
Farm
and
Value
Chain
Services.
• Improved
Linkages
to
Farmlands
and
Markets

–
Rehabilita5on
of
Feeder
Roads
(950km)
Transporta=on
Project
($143
million)
• Enhanced
access
to
Air
and
Sea
Ports
–
Upgrade
to
N1
Sec5ons
• Improved
Trunk
Road
Network
In
Afram
Basin
(230km)
• Improved
Volta
Lake
Ferry
Services
Rural Development Project
($101 million)
• Support for Community
Services
– Energy for Domestic and
Commercial Uses
– Water & Sanitation
Facilities
– Educational and
Vocational Facilities
• Strengthen Rural Financial
Institutions
• Strengthen Public Sector
Procurement Capacity
15 May 2006

THE
MiDA
STRATEGY
• To
help
the
rural
poor
par5cipate
in
local
and
interna5onal
markets
through
investments
that;
– enable
communi5es
become
be_er
organized
through
training
and
Commercial
Development
of
Farmer
Based
Organiza5ons
;
– improve
quality
of
produce;
– diversify
agricultural
output;
– add
value
to
primary
products
through
agro‐based
processing.
– provide
rural
agricultural
communi5es
with
greater
access
to
credit;
– Reduce
the
cost
of

transporta5on
of
agric
produce;
– provide
a
range
of
necessary
rural
facili5es,
including
those
rela5ng
to
input
and
output
marke5ng,
and
financial
services.

Presenta5on
Outline
– Reflect
on
the
MCA’s
experience
in
Ghana
in
conduc5ng
dialogues
with;
– farmers,
the
private
sector,
and
other
members
of
civil
society
in
order
to
arrive
at
priori5es
for
Ghana’s
MCC
Compact.
– Who
was
involved
– What
were
the
main
constraints
and
priori5es
iden5fied
– And
how
have
these
groups
remained
engaged
through
the
implementa5on
of
the
Compact
– What
are
he
lessons
of
this
approach
for
the
Food
Security
Ini5a5ve

• The
Goal
of
the
Ghana
Poverty
Reduc5on
Strategy
(GPRS),
approved
by
Parliament
of
Ghana
in
February
2003
was,
growth,
poverty
reduc=on,
and
protec=on
of
the
vulnerable
within
a
democra5c
environment
(to
promote
par5cipa5on
in
decision‐making
at
all
levels,
and
private
sector‐led
growth.
– developed
through
extensive
consulta5on
across
the
country,
involving
local
and
central
government,
civil
socie5es,
NGOs,
organized
labor
groups,
and
private
sector
organiza5ons.
• This
was
to
ensure
ownership
across
the
country
and
deepened
the
role
of
civil
society
and
other
groups
in
the
development
of
strategies
for
development.

Ghana
Compact
Development
Consulta5ve
Process
• The
Ghana
MCA
Proposal
takes
its
origins
from
the
GPRS
and
hence
is
also
guided
by
the
key
principles
of
ownership
and
inclusiveness.
• The
consulta5ve
processes
consisted
of
presenta5ons,
open
discussions,
group
work,
plenary
discussions,
and
ques5on
and
answer
sessions.
• More
than
fiheen
consulta5ve
mee5ngs
were
held,
with
an
average
par5cipa5on
of
about
forty
stakeholders
per
mee5ng.

The
Objec=ve
for
the
Consulta=ve
Process
• To
select
a
priority
program
which
is
countryowned;
• in
line
with
government’s
broad
development
strategy,
• Build
synergies
with
exis5ng
programs;
• Promote
accountability,
transparency
and
sustainability
in
the
delivery
of
outcomes.

Structure
of

the
MCA‐
Ghana
Consulta5on
Process.

Process Identified Constraints in the Ag. Value Chain
Out-growers
Subsistence
Farmers
PRODUCTION
Nucleus Farms /
Buyers & Traders
PROCESSING/QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Pack Houses /
Grading-Storage
Improved Transport &
Refrigerated Trucks
Grain Silos,
Processing &
Perishable Cargo
Centres
MARKETING
Local
INCREASED
EARNINGS
Processing plants/
Value added
Export
Constraints
• Acquisition of land
• Access roads/transport
systems
• Irrigation/all year prod
• Technology
• Input supply system
• Energy
• Post Harvest Infrastructure
• Quality management
• International standards
• Ports/shipment facilities
• Equipment
• Technical know-how
• Promotion and marketing
• Local
• Regional and international
• Developed local, regional and
foreign markets
• Policy environment
Capital , Management, Technical Assistance, & Policy co ordination/ reforms
INTEGRATED PROGRAMME TO REMOVE IDENTIFIED CONSTRAINTS TO GROWTH IN THE AGRI BUSINESS SECTOR

An
opportunity
for
Consulted
groups
to
remain
engaged
in
Compact
implementa=on:
MiDA
Board
Composi=on;
• (a)
the
chairperson,
• (b)
the
Ministers
or
the
representa2ves
of
the
Ministers
of;
– (i)
Food
and
Agriculture,
– (ii)
Trade,
Industry,
Private
Sector
and
PSI,
– (iii)
Local
Government,
Rural
Development
and
Environment,
and
– (iv)
Finance
and
Economic
Planning,
• (c)
The
Chief
Execu2ve
Officer,
• (d)
two
representa2ves
of
the
Private
Sector
selected
by
the
Private
Enterprises
Founda2on
through
a
transparent
process,
• (e)
one
representa2ve
of
civil
society
organisa2ons
selected
by
the
Ghana
Associa2on
of
Private
Voluntary
Organisa2ons
in
Development
through
a
transparent
process
• (a)
one
representa5ve
of
the
MCC,
(Non
Vo=ng
)
• (b)
three
persons
represen2ng
the
District
Assemblies
within
each
Interven2on
Zone
selected
by
the
District
Assemblies
in
the
zones
through
a
transparent
selec2on
process
(Non
Vo=ng
)

Consulted
Groups
Remain
Engaged
in
Compact
Implementa=on
‐
Zonal
Advisory
CommiWee
• The
Zonal
Advisory
CommiWee
(ZAC)
is
a
Compact
implementa5on
requirement.
Sec5on
3(e)
of
the
Governance
Agreement
requires
the
Government
of
Ghana
“to
ensure
the
establishment
of
three
(3)
zonal
advisory
commi_ees”;
one
each
for
the
three
zones
making
up
the
Programme
footprint.
• However
by
a
resolu5on
passed
by
the
MiDA
Board
the
zonal
advisory
process
has
been
broken
down
to
the
district
level
i.e.
District
Advisory
Commi_ee
(DAC).

The
Mechanism
• The
ZAC/DAC
is
a
mechanism
to
provide
representa5ves
of
the
private
sector,
civil
society
and
local
and
regional
governments
the
opportunity
to
provide
advice
and
input
to
MiDA
regarding
the
implementa5on
of
the
Compact.
• Each
DAC
shall
have
an
opportunity
to
provide
regularly
to
MiDA
its
views
or
recommenda5on
on
the
performance
and
progress
on
the
projects
and
project
ac5vi5es,
any
implementa5on
document,
procurement,
financial
management
or
such
other
issues
as
may
be
presented
from
5me
to
5me
to
each
DAC
or
as
otherwise
raised
by
each
DAC.
• Each
DAC
shall
be
comprised,
unless
otherwise
agreed
by
the
par5es
of
the
following:
a
district
planning
officer,
district
director
of
agriculture,
district
chief
execu5ve
officer,
an
elected
representa5ve
of
the
district
assembly,
the
regional
environmental
officer
of
the
region
where
the
district
is
and
civil
society
stakeholders
in
the
district.

The
lessons
of
this
approach
for
the
Food
Security
Ini=a=ve
• Ownership
and
Inclusiveness
is
a
Pre‐requisite
for
a
successful
Food
Security
Ini5a5ve;
• Simplicity
of
the
Programme
Logic
is
key
• Flexibility
in
Programme
Implementa5on
to
accommodate
unan5cipated
challenges
is
vital
and
• Robust
Monitoring
&
Repor5ng
are
the
lifeline
to
con5nued
engagement
of
the
consulted
groups.

Current Status
Hopes & Aspirations

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