Headlines
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly
Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture is engaged in monitoring and backstopping activities, building the relevant database for agricultural planning, facilitating farmers/processors access to credit and markets and ensuring the efficient management of financial and institutional resources for policy planning and implementation.
Mission
To pursue an on-going policy of improved agricultural service provision, encourage farmer/private sector participation and investment, improved household food security and enhanced natural resource management for sustainable agricultural growth and development.
Department of Agriculture
Core Functions & Responsibilities
- To provide leadership in the development of an effective, short, medium and long-term agricultural strategies and programs that would make optimal use of the district’s resources and potentials for improving farmer productivity, and livelihoods;
- To exercise oversight over District Food and Agricultural Department and ensure their effective performance within the Decentralization framework and policy of government;
- To ensure adequate human resource capacity of the Department of Food and Agriculture in the district to implement its planning, regulatory, monitoring and evaluation functions in line with national agricultural policies and strategies;
- To forge linkages with relevant stakeholders for the development of agriculture in the district; and
- To coordinate all agricultural programs in the district including NGOs, Donor programs and private sector initiatives and to ensure their adherence to national regulatory policies and standards for the maintenance of a productive and sustainable agricultural environment.
Department of Agriculture
Management
Head of Department
Mrs. Olympia Enyonam Williams
Contact Details
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Email Address
olympiawillie@gmail.com -
Location
CC - 000 - 0889,
Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana.