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MCC QUARTERLY REPORT – QUARTER ELEVEN
COMPACT COUNTRY : GHANA
REPORTING PERIOD : 1 ST OCTOBER – 31 ST DECEMBER 2009
REPORT DATE : 31 ST DECEMBER 2009
CONTACT PERSON : ABIGAIL ABANDOH-SAM, M&E DIRECTOR
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A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
The Ghana MCA Program entered the second half of Implementation during the Quarter.
The Commercial Training of Farmers continued, and FBOs were also assisted that had participated in the
Training were assisted to prepare Business Plans. Progress was made towards providing Farmers access
to Irrigation Facilities with the signing of Contracts to cover work in the Northern Agricultural and the
Afram Basin Zones.
Work commenced on one of the three (3) Lots of Feeder Roads planned for the Southern Horticultural
Belt in the Eastern and Central Regions, and there were pre-Construction activities for the other two Lots.
Contract was signed with Messrs. China Jiangsu Jianda Incorporated for the construction of Agogo-
Dome Trunk Road. Similarly, MiDA and Messrs. Moniz da Maia Serra & Fortunato-Empereiteros (MSF)
signed Contract for the construction of N1 Lot 2 Works. Evaluation of Bids for the Ferry Works on
Rehabilitation of Floating Dock & Construction of two (2) and the Extension of Landing Stages and
Rehabilitation of Terminals was completed and the Reports forwarded to MCC for approval.
Agreements were reached with Ghana Institute of Management & Public Administration (GIMPA),
Catholic Institute of Business and Technology (CIBT), Takoradi Polytechnic and Koforidua Polytechnic
on how soon they would begin using the Procurement Curricula and Modules and in order to plan for the
provision of textbooks to support the Training. Twenty (25) flood affected school blocks (out of a total of
30) were completed under Phase IB of the School Reconstruction Activity and are ready to be handed
over to the beneficiary Communities. Work on the remaining 5 Project Sites is about 82% complete.
Agriculture Project
Twenty-eight (28) Task Orders were issued for the Training of about 21,000 Farmers who belong to
FBOs in the Phase II Early and Phase I Late groups of the Commercial Training Program. The FBOs
were also assisted to prepare Business Plans.
Contracts were signed for the Technical Feasibility Studies, Design and Supervision of
Rehabilitation/Extension of Works for Irrigation in the Northern Agriculture and the Afram Basin Zones.
These studies cover 4,234 ha out of the total land potential of 5,060 ha for Irrigation that have been
identified in all the three Zones.
Under the Land Activity, work on the issuing of 168 Land Title Certificates was completed during the
Quarter. During the same period the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Consultant completed her
work and the Winneba Land Registration Office was also completed.
Expressions of Interest were received for the three (3) Public Pack Houses proposed to be built at
Mariakrom, Otwekrom and Akorley in the Akuapim South, Gomoa and Yilo Krobo Districts respectively.
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