Farmers impacted by the Akosombo and Kpong dam spillage will receive support from a $40 million food systems resilience program funded by the World Bank.
Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong made this announcement in Accra, emphasizing that the funds will aid the most affected farmers.
During the launch of the Youth in Agric initiative under the job module of the Youth Employment Agency, Mr. Acheampong assured that farmers would receive comprehensive assistance.
“To our friends, brothers, and family on the Volta and eastern stretch of the Akosombo Dam’s path, we have all witnessed the devastation as a result of the necessary action the VRA had to take to save the Akosombo Dam. As a result, several farmers have been affected and a lot of them have had their crops completely wiped out.”
“I have directed that due to this emergency, $40 million of the World Bank-funded Food Systems Resilience Programme be restructured to restore farmers whose farms have been wiped out due to the necessary action taken by the VRA to save us all.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo conducted a visit to flood-affected regions in the Volta Region and declared that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) would initiate a comprehensive, long-term relief plan for farmers impacted by the floods.
The President acknowledged the substantial damage caused to numerous farms along the Volta River due to the flooding. As a result, he emphasized the necessity of establishing a relief program to help restore the affected people’s livelihoods.
Additionally, the President noted that an inter-ministerial committee, comprised of organizations such as the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Volta River Authority (VRA), was offering immediate relief items to aid the flood victims while the long-term relief program is developed.