MiDA organises workshop for NGOs/CSOs

Kumasi, Nov. 22 GNA - The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana, has

organised a day's workshop for over 60 representatives drawn from Non Governmental

Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kumasi on Friday.

MiDA organised the workshop in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Private

Voluntary Organizations in Development (GAPVOD) under the theme: "MiDA/CSOs

Collaboration: Rural Development through Agricultural Transformation".

Mr Martin Eson-Benjanim, Chief Executive Officer of MiDA said 30 Districts have

benefited from the Authority's projects in the Northern Sector, Southern Sector and the

Afram Plains and that 60,000 farmers were expected to be trained.

Mr Eson-Benjanim said since the inception of the programme, about 400 million dollars

had been committed to train 40,000 farmers to help improve their yield and livelihood.

Mr Eson-Benjanim said on the Agricultural Projects, 241 million dollars would be spent

to train farmers on modern methods of farming, increase irrigation development, land tenure

and improve post harvest handling services as well as linkages to farmlands and markets.

The CEO said 143 million dollars would also be allocated to the transportation project to

enhance access to international air and sea ports, improved trunk road network in the Afram

Plains and Lake Volta Ferry Services.
On the rural development projects, Mr Eson-Benjanim added that 101 million dollars

would be used to support community services such as energy for domestic and commercial

uses, water and sanitation facilities, strengthen rural financial institutions and public sector

procurement capacity.
He advised the participants to play advocacy roles on MiDA's projects to sensitize the

people in their areas.
GNA