Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is to spend $20 million on the on-going Agricultural Census spanning 2014-2017.<\/p>\n
Mr Anthony Amuzu, Director of Survey Organization and Census Directorate, said the census is being undertaken by the GSS and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).<\/p>\n
At the Inauguration of the Western Regional Management Team for the period, Mr Amuzu said to improve upon the process of collecting information in a more comprehensive manner; a \u201cModular Approach\u201d has been developed by the FAO.<\/p>\n
He said this means that the activities surrounding the census would have a first phase of data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination to cover 2013 and 2015.<\/p>\n
The phase two would be Core and Community level data production activities.<\/p>\n
Mr Amuzu added that there would be a pilot project to test the \u201cApproach\u201d from July 6 to July 31 and October 1 to December 31.<\/p>\n
Some areas to be covered by the census include crops, livestock, forestry and fisheries, post harvest losses, household food security, irrigation and water management and agricultural services and practices.<\/p>\n
The Regional Management team would comprise Regional Coordinating Director, Regional Statistician and Regional Director of Food and Agriculture.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n
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