Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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Traditional authorities of Kassena Nankana and Bulsa traditional
areas for Tono and that of Bolga and Bongo for Vea.
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Two Farmer Representatives from the project
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District Directors of MOFA for Kassena Nankana and Bulsa Districts
for Tono and District Directors of MOFA for Bolga and Bongo
Districts for Vea
Consultative Committee meetings are held twice a year before the start of
each season, thus every May and October. They meet to discuss problems of
previous season, look at incoming projects, discuss service charges and also
develop policy decisions to be forwarded to the ICOUR board.
Land Allocation Committee:
It is headed by the District Chief Executive
and meets every 5 years to reassess the land in the project area. Land
allocation is done based on the ranking of village performances each season
for the 5-year period and the performance of contract farmers. Cropping area
is usually increased for the best performing village committees by taking
land from non-performing contract framers and as well as non-performing
village committees. Interviews showed that this company policy has not been
implemented within the past decade.
Village Committees:
Each village committee has an executive of 5
members. They meet to elect representatives for committees such as the
Consultative Committee and the Board. They also assist agricultural
extension officers in allocating land as well as with the collection of water
levies every season. Under the village committees there are lateral leaders
appointed by farmers along each lateral who collect the water levies of
farmers along that lateral. The lateral leaders pay the water levies at the
project office and are given receipts which they show to their Village
Committees for land allocation. The village committees have the
responsibility of ensuring 80% payment by their members before they receive
water.
Farmer Based Organisations (FBOs):
These are legally registered
organizations with the Department of Co-operatives which operate by a
constitution and register its members at a fee of US$15. They are able to
establish links with financial institutions, markets and other voluntary
organisations.
Currently there are 54 FBOs at Tono but only 15 of them have been certified
by the National Department of Co-operatives. The FBOs at Tono are all
under the Tono Irrigation Farmers Co-operative Union (TIFCU). The
ICOUR management has recently organised farmers along laterals for
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