Bawku (UE) Nov. 16, GNA - The Northern Ghana Governance Activity (NGGA) project has brought together stakeholders in the Bawku area to form District Agricultural Multi-Stakeholders Platform to help deliberate on issues of agricultural governance.
The project is aimed at using the district platforms to connect with the stakeholders at the grassroots level on issues of agricultural governance and to allow the stakeholders to participate effectively during the decision-making process.
The project is being supported by USAID and implemented by a four-member consortium including; SEND-Ghana, CARE-International, and West Africa Network for Peace-Building (WANEP) and Actionaid- Ghana to strengthen mechanisms that enhance agricultural sector coordination, collaboration and oversight functions.
Mr Chrys Pul Governance and Advocacy Specialist for the NGGA project in a presentation said the platforms sought to establish strong intentions to support mechanisms for civil-state engagements to sustain multi-stakeholder regular dialogue, coordination and joint actions in the agricultural sector.
Mr Pul noted that the platforms would strengthen coordination of key agricultural sector actors at regional and districts levels, promote responsive and accountable governance in agriculture and strengthen coordination of local government actors and the civil society organisations in the agricultural sector.
He outlined the responsibilities of the platforms and charged them to strengthen coordination of key agricultural sector actors at regional and district levels, and promote responsive and accountable governance in agriculture.
Mr Pul mentioned that the platform would discuss, prioritise and present issues for improved spaces for female participation in agriculture and economic activities from sector actors, participate and feed into regional planning and coordination meetings using findings, recommendations and consensus on issues requiring attention beyond the district.
Mr Frederick Adimazoya, Monitoring and Evaluation officer on the project in the Upper East Region said the platforms would enhance coordination, collaboration and integration with all agricultural sector actors in the district, stating that they would hold all actors accountable and responsive to the needs of the people.
Mr Adimazoya indicated that they would provide evidence-based advice to the executive committee and the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA) secretariat, through the District Planning Committee Units (DPCU) on agriculture from wider consultations, design innovative ways to leverage MMDAs and other resources for funding the platform activities to make them sustainable after the first year.
Mr Charles Akwotigah charged members of the platform to take keen interest on its activities because it was going to improve on agriculture in the area.
Mr Akwotigah reminded members of the deplorable state of agriculture in the district and urged them to mobilise relevant material information that would be needed for the development of agriculture because it was the backbone for human development in the area.
Members of the platform include; the Traditional authority, Farmers, Women groups, People with Disabilities, Agriculture Extension Officers, Experts in Agricultural Planning Services, and the Bawku Municipal Assembly Planning Unit.
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