The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD), with funding from the Norwegian Government and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), has invested Three Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy-One Ghana Cedis GH₡319,271.00) worth projects in the Ada East District in the Greater Accra region, under the first phase of Promoting Green and Climate Resilient Local Economies in Ghana – Applying Circular Economy and Climate Smart Agriculture Principles and Solutions to Local Development Pathways (LoCAL-ACE).
The projects which were commissioned and handed over to the district on Monday, August 19, 2024, include the rehabilitation of an existing 3No. Polyhouse Structures and Micro-irrigation Systems at Dzitrokwe; Procurement and installation of a 1No. Submersible Pump to a Solar Powered Mini-irrigation Dam at Angorsikope; and the Construction of a Demonstration farm with the use of Shed Net Technology at Asigbekope.
The sector minister, Hon. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, in a speech read on his behalf expressed gratitude to the Development Partners who have provided funding under the LoCAL-ACE Project, and entreated the district to fashion out a facility management plan to maintain and ensure sustainability of the projects for maximum impact.
The LoCAL-ACE is an extension of the Promoting Green and Climate Resilient Local Economies in Ghana (LoCAL) mechanism, which has for the past 8 years, been employed to secure funding for various micro-projects that have led to improved water supply through provision of boreholes, provision of footbridges and culverts, setting up greenhouse nets, conducting awareness campaigns to educate the local communities, particularly women and farmers, and enhancing their ability to withstand the impacts of climate change and various crises.
The first phase is being executed in three (3) Municipal and District Assemblies (M/Das), and the second (2nd) phase for fiscal years 2025-2026 is intended to support three (3) additional M/DAs.
SOURCE: Sandra Owusu Asamoah
(Public Relations Unit MLGDRD)