Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Tono have 8 village committees each. Each farmer is allocated a plot of land
ranging from 0.2-0.6ha. Other users of the irrigation scheme include contract
commercial farmers, farmer groups, private institutions and government
institutions. The Vea and Tono schemes have approximately 2000 and 4000
farmers respectively, comprising indigenous small-scale farmers and contract
commercial farmers.
The large reservoirs are used not only for irrigation but also to support
aquaculture and livestock farming in the area. A number of fishponds have
been developed for the local people while they also fish from the main
reservoir. Livestock also depend on the freshwater in the reservoir and canals
during the dry season. The Vea reservoir is also used for urban water supply
and supplies water to the Bolga Municipality which has priority over
irrigation water use.
Management of the schemes
Both Vea and Tono irrigation schemes are managed by ICOUR. ICOUR is
an autonomous company wholly owned by Government of Ghana, with the
Irrigation Development Authority as its representative, and directly financed
by the Ministry of Finance. Its organogram is shown in Figure 4.2.
Apart from the management team there are other committees and groups
which play vital roles in the management of the scheme. These committees
are described as follows.
ICOUR Board Members
•
Regional Minister (chairman)
•
Representative of Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA)
•
Representative of Minister of Finance
•
Representative of Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA)
•
Representative of Bank (used to be Social Security Bank, but has
changed to Agricultural Development Bank)
•
Two farmer representatives (1 from Vea and 1 from Tono)
•
Managing Director of ICOUR
•
Deputy Managing Director of ICOUR (co-opted member)
•
Finance Officer of ICOUR (Board Secretary)
Consultative Committee Members (There are separate committees for Vea
and Tono)
•
District Chief Executives (DCEs) of Kassena Nankana District and
Bulsa District for Tono Consultative Committee and DCEs of Bolga
and Bongo for Vea Consultative Committee
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