INTRODUCTION
The Department of Agriculture is one of the decentralized departments of the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly mandated to develop agriculture through a series of demand-driven approaches suitable for transforming the agricultural sector within the Municipal. The department also oversee the implementation of agricultural policies, interventions and directions towards the realization of national goals and set targets as stipulated by the Government.
Estimated farmer population for the Municipal is 16,249 comprising of 13,977 males and 2,272 females.
This report gives an overview of all agricultural activities carried out by the New Juaben North Municipal Department of Agriculture during the reporting period from April – June 2023.
CHAPTER ONE: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
1.1Financial Management
Table 1.1: Approved Budget, Releases and Expenditure
| Source | Component | Approved Budget (Gh ȼ) | Releases (Gh ȼ) | Expenditure (Gh ȼ) | ||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | % Change | 2022 | 2023 | % Change | 2022 | 2023 | % Change | ||
| DADs | GoG Funds(Compensation) | 116,652.84 | 215,890.38 | 85.1 | 116,652.84 | 215,890.38 | 85.1 | 116,652.84 | 215,890.38 | 85.1 |
| GoG Funds (Goods& Services) | 5,098.68 | 5,098.68 | 5,098.68 | |||||||
| ABFA | ||||||||||
| DACF | ||||||||||
| IGF | ||||||||||
| Donors (MAG) | 36,140.72 | 59,098.63 | 63.5 | 36,140.72 | 48,000.00 | 32.8 | 36,140.72 | 48,000.00 | 32.8 | |
| Others | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 152,793.56 | 280,087.69 | 83.3 | 152,793.56 | 280,087.69 | 83.3 | 152,793.56 | 280,087.69 | 83.3 | |
Analysis
From the table above, a total amount of GH₵ 59,098.63 has been released by MAG for work plan activities while GH₵ 5,098.68 was released as GoG Funds for Goods & Services to the department.
1.2 MAG financial Transfers
Table1.2: Financial Transfers
| DAD | Date funds reflected in District Sub CF account (dd/mm/yy) | Date MEMOs were sent to MMDAs for Approval | Date Cheque was Issued to DDA (dd/mm/yy) | Duration between Date funds hit District Sub CF account and Date Cheque was Issued to DDA
(working days) |
Duration between Date MEMOs were sent to MMDAs and Date Cheque was Issued to DDA (working days) |
| New Juaben North | 03/04/2023 | 12/04/2023 | 12/05/2023 | 29 | 22 |
Analysis
MAG funds have successfully been released to the Department
- District Activity Implementation Efficiency Ratio
Table 1.3: District Activity Implementation Efficiency Ratio
| Unit | Total number of activities planned
(1) |
Total Number of activities implemented and completed
(2) |
Number of activities implemented that are gender sensitive
(3) *** |
Activity implementation rate (2/1) | % of implemented activities that are gender sensitive
(3/2) |
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| 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| New Juaben North | ||||||||||
| Management & Administration | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| MIS/SRID | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CROPS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PPRSD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
|
0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| WIAD | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| EXT | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| APD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ENG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| VET | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1.0 | 3.95 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
Source: DAD, 2023
Analysis
Annual work plan activities for the year 2023 are Twenty-eight (28) of which Seventeen (17) have been implemented and completed as at 2nd Quarter 2023. The other activities will be implemented in the subsequent quarters of 2023.
- Institutional Collaboration
1.4.1 Collaboration with Projects (MoFA)
Table 1.4: District Level Collaboration with MoFA Projects
| New Juaben North | Institution/Project | Type of Activity/Area of collaboration | Beneficiaries | Achievement (Result from intervention) | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | Youth | Aged | PLWD | ||||
Source: DAD, 2023
1 .4.2 Collaboration with DP Projects (GIZ, USAID, WFP, JICA etc)
Table 1.5: District Level Collaboration with Donors and other Institutions
| New Juaben North | Institution/Project | Type of Activity/Area of collaboration | Beneficiaries | Achievement (Result from intervention) | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | Youth | Aged | PLWD | ||||
| Minerals Commission – Alternative Livelihood Project | Supply and distribution of coconut and oil palm seedlings to beneficiary farmers |
146 |
19 |
165 |
Most PERD fields have been established in the Municipality | ||||
Analysis
A total of 14,232 oil palm seedlings was received by the department and 14,205 was distributed to beneficiary farmers whiles out of the 4,000 coconut seedlings received, 3,994 seedlings were distributed to beneficiary farmers. Few seedlings got spoilt in the process of loading and offloading. Farmers are content and still demanding for more of such seedlings especially the coconut.
1.5 Human Resource Development and Management
1.5 .1 Agricultural technical Staff [1]Strength
Table 1.6: Agricultural Technical Staff Strength and Categorization
| District
Category |
No. Required | No. at post | Total
|
Age Distribution | Total | ||||||||
| M | F | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||
| M/DDAs | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| DAOs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Vet DAOs | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| AEAs | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Market Enumerators | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Vet TOs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| NABCO | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| YEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 10 | 7 | 17
|
– | . | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | `3 | 5 | 17 |
Source: DAD 2023
Analysis
Staff strength with their categories, that’s number at post and age distribution reduced by 1 due to the compulsory retirement of a Vet TO as compared to the previous quarter. So far, the Department is coping well with the current Technical strength.
| Technical Review Meeting |
| Management Meeting |
Table1.7: Foreign training
| Name of programme by type* | Duration of
Programme |
Month & Year
Of Entry
|
Beneficiaries | ||
| M | F | TOTAL | |||
| Nil | – | – | – | – | – |
Source: DAD, 2023
Type*= Certificate, Diploma, HND, BSc. MSc/MPHIL etc
No Staff undertook any foreign training for the quarter under review.
Table1.8: Local Training
| Name of programme by type*
|
Duration OF
Programme |
Month & Year
Of Entry
|
Beneficiaries | ||
| M | F | TOTAL | |||
Source: DAD, 2023
No local trainings were undertook by any Officer for 2nd Quarter 2023.
Table1.9: In-service training
| Type/Area | Name of Topic or programme | Duration (days) | Beneficiaries | Total | |
| M | F | ||||
| CROPS | |||||
| LIVESTOCK/VET | |||||
| M&E/SRID | |||||
| PPRS | |||||
| ENGINEERING | |||||
| WIAD | |||||
| EXTENSION | |||||
| OTHERS (MAO & AEA) | APPRAISAL ASSESSMENT | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: DAD, 2023
Analysis
Municipal Agric Officer – Animal Production and AEA – Mpaem went for a day workshop organised by the NJNMA.