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Agric Mechanisation and
Irrigation
LOCAL RICE PRODUCTION (Mt)
• Hundreds of tractors, harvesters
and other farm machinery have been
distributed to farmers across the
country.
• The total number of Agricultural
Mechanisation Services Centres has
gone up from 57 in 2009 to 89 in
2014. This has resulted in an increase
in the total area of farms, serviced by
these mechanisation centres, from
47,880 hectares in 2009 to 74,760
hectares in 2014.
• New irrigation projects at Nobeko,
Kaniago, Aponapon, Mosease,
Adiembra, Kokroko, Dodoekorpe
and Akurobi have been undertaken.
Rehabilitation has also been carried
out on schemes at Okyereko, Tanoso,
Sandema Koori, Dawhenya and
Akumadan. As a result the total area
of irrigated land has increased from
27,879 hectares in 2010 to 29,507.71
hectares in 2014.
The total area of cropped land has
increased from 3,762,044 hectares
in 2008 to 4,099,090 hectares in
2014. Total food crop production
has also moved from 24,172,554
metric tonnes in 2008 to 32,276,505
metric tonnes in 2014. In the area
of rice cultivation, for example, local
production has more than doubled
since 2008, rising from 301,900
metric tonnes in 2008 to 604,041
metric tonnes in 2014. These
interventions have increased food
production hence ensuring food
security.
Fisheries and
Aquaculture
Government continues to invest
significant resources towards
developing the fisheries sector. The
interventions in the sector includes
the following:
US$ MILLION METRIC TONNES
Local rice production between 2008 and 2014
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Rice imports since
187.3
2008
218.5
RICE IMPORTS
200.9
391.2
319.8
392.3
215.2
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
Table 11: Production levels of major food crops and livestock in Ghana (metric tonnes)
CEREALS
Maize
ROOTS AND TUBERS
Cassava
Yam
Plantain
LEGUMES
Groundnuts
Cowpea
Soybean
LIVESTOCK(population)
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
2008
1,470,076
11,351,095
4,894,848
3,337,690
470,099
179,681
74,794
1,422,000
3,529,000
4,405,000
506,000
39,816,000
2014
1,761,834
6,523,661
7,118,890
3,785,891
426,281
201,146
141,469
1,657,000
4,335,000
6,044,000
682,000
68,511,000
The increase in livestock production has led to a corresponding increase in domestic meat production.
Whereas 100,935 metric tonnes of meat was produced domestically in 2008, in 2014 143,603 metric tonnes
of meat was produced domestically.
President Mahama presenting fish processing
materials to fishmongers
Vice President Amissah Arthur laying the
foundation stone for Fisheries College at
Anomabo
• Work is nearing completion on a
new 100 metric tonnes per day Fish
Processing Factory at Elmina;
• Government has completed the
construction of modern cold-stores
at Prampram, Nyanyano, Shama,
Sekondi-Takoradi, Half Assini and
Kormantse;
• Government is facilitating the
acquisition and distribution of three
thousand (3,000) outboard motors for
fishermen following the distribution of
1,622 since 2010.
In August 2015, President Mahama
commenced the distribution of 1,000
outboard motors to fishers.
• Work is progressing on the fisheries
college at Anomabo.
• Government has installed tracking
devises on all industrial trawlers and
tuna vessels to control illegal fishing
•Government is distributing fish
finders to local fishermen.