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.
The Department is established at the Metropolitan Assembly as per Second Schedule of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) and operates under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) framework.
Contact Information
- Phone
- +233240456904
- Alternate phone
- +233208349130
- Address
- CC-000-0889, Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana.
- Office hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Vision
To take the lead in integrating agricultural development in the mainstream of development activities in the Cape Coast Metropolis for sustainable food security and economic growth.
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.
Core Functions & Responsibilities
- Provide leadership in the development of effective short, medium and long-term agricultural strategies and programs.
- Exercise oversight over the Food and Agricultural Department and ensure effective performance within the Decentralization framework.
- Ensure adequate human resource capacity to implement planning, regulatory, monitoring and evaluation functions.
- Forge linkages with relevant stakeholders for the development of agriculture in the district.
- Coordinate all agricultural programs including NGOs, Donor programs and private sector initiatives.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of consolidated annual regional agricultural development programs and budgets.
- Provide extension services and technical advisory to farmers.
- Collect and analyze agricultural data for planning and policy formulation.
Services
- Agricultural extension services and advisory
- Farmer training and capacity building
- Agricultural input supply coordination
- Market linkage facilitation for farmers
- Agricultural data collection and analysis
- Crop and livestock production support