NAME: OPOKU DANIEL BOADU
THE OBJECTIVES OF FASDEP FASDEP II The Food and Agriculture Sector Development Polic !FASDEP" #a$ introduced in %&&% #ith the $ole aim o' $erving a$ a 'rame#or( 'or the implementation o' $trategie$ geared to#ard$ ma(ing agriculture in the countr moderni)ed* A'ter almo$t 'our ear$ o' implementation+ it #a$ reali)ed that a revi$ion o' the FASDEP #a$ needed and then came the introduction o' o ' FASDEP FASDEP II+ a revi$ion ,a$ed on certain #ea(ne$$e$ o,$erved 'rom the implementation o' FASDEP I* FASDEP FASDEP II ha$ variou$ o,-ective$ #hich are di$cu$$ed ,elo#* FOOD SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PREPAREDNESS
A general de'inition o' 'ood $ecurit involve$ element$ $uch a$+ high 'ood nutritive .ualit+ $u''icienc o' 'ood and it$ availa,ilit+ and al$o the availa,ilit o' 'ood* Emergenc preparedne$$ al$o deal$ #ith the a,ilit to provide 'ood 'or the need in time$ o' di$a$ter* The plan o' the 'ood and agriculture $ector+ #ith re$pect to thi$ particular o,-ective+ i$ to 'ocu$ on developing at mo$t 'ive $taple crop$+ at the national and agro/ecological level$* The $ector al$o plan$ to $elect the$e crop$ ,a$ed on availa,ilit o' mar(et+ relative advantage and importance o' the crop$ to the people* The $elected crop$ are to receive $upport 'rom 0OFA #ith regard$ to irrigation and $u$taina,le management o' land+ improved planting material$ and appropriate mechani)ation+ and the target group 'or thi$ i$ to ,e the le$$ privileged in the $ociet* IMPROVED GROWTH IN INCOMES
The main rea$on$ 'or thi$ o,-ective are the generall lo# earning$ 'rom the agricultural $ector relative to the other $ector$+ a$ #ell a$ the lo# income ,eing earned , , 'armer$ involved #ith indigenou$ $taple crop$+ live$toc( and the 'i$herie$ $u,/$ector* The purpo$e 'or thi$ o,-ective i$ to provide opportunitie$ 'or diver$i'ication into ca$h crop$ and live$toc(+ a$ #ell a$ value addition on all commoditie$* The $trateg to ,e u$ed in the pur$uance o' thi$ o,-ective i$ to promote $ome $elected crop$ and live$toc( on the ,a$i$ o' comparative and competitive advantage o' agro/ecological )one$ and
availa,ilit o' mar(et$* The $ector al$o plan$ on lin(ing indigenou$ crop$ and live$toc( $pecie$+ produced , the poor+ to indu$tr and al$o encourage ur,an agriculture a$ a $u$taina,le alternative mean$ o' livelihood 'or poor migrant$ engaged in it* INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS AND ENHANCED INTERGRATION INTO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
Thi$ o,-ective $ee($ to improve and convert 1hana2$ comparative advantage into a competitive one , producing the needed amount$ and .ualit o' commoditie$ on a timel ,a$i$* In achieving thi$ o,-ective+ the government #ill $elect $ome high/target and important commoditie$ on the ,a$i$ o' regional comparative and competitive advantage in target mar(et$* The 'ood and agricultural $ector al$o plan$ to partner #ith the private $ector in order to increa$e inve$tment$ in the $ector and al$o ,oo$t the c apacit o' operator$ to compete competitivel in the glo,al mar(et* SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENT
A$ide 'ocu$ing on the improvement o' agriculture and con$e.uentl it$ output+ the 'ood and agriculture $ector plan$ on en$uring that thi$ polic i$ con$i$tent #ith all regional and $u,/ regional convention$ on natural re$ource management+ and the government plan$ on doing thi$ , en'orcing $u$taina,le and environmental land management practice$ in ,oth planning and implementation o' pro-ect$+ and al$o creating a general a#arene$$ among$t $ta(eholder$+ concerning environmental i$$ue$ a$ #ell a$ putting into place proper mea$ure$ to en$ure that ever one complie$ #ith the laid do#n mean$ o' operating* SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
One o' the ma-or vi$ion$ o' FASDEP i$ to moderni)e agriculture in 1hana and thi$ i$ directl lin(ed to the introduction o' advanced $cience and technolog to the 'ood and agriculture $ector* Thi$ i$ due to the generall lo# application o' technolog to agricultural proce$$e$ including re$earch and ,roadca$t o' 'inding$ to $ta(eholder$*
The government i$ $et on achieving thi$ o,-ective , promoting the u$e o' applied $cience in the 'ield o' re$earch a$ #ell a$ generall giving a high priorit to technolog in agriculture in order to increa$e productivit and 'acilitate e''icienc in the entire proce$$ o' agriculture in the countr* IMPROVED INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATION
The aim here i$ to increa$e the involvement o' ,oth the pu,lic and private $ector$ in the deliver o' $ervice to the agricultural $ector and among$t other$+ $ome o' the $trategie$ to ,e adopted are+ the development and implementation o' a communication $trateg to improve coordination and the creation o' a 'rame#or( 'or integration among pro-ect$ 'or coordinating activitie$ among di''erent $ta(eholder$ in the 'ood and agriculture $ector*
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