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BACKGROUND
The Statistics Research and Information Directorate (SRID) was created in 1999 in response to Civil Service Law (PNDC Law 135 of 1985) that requires for a Statistics and Information Directorate within the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA).
The Directorate has three main units namely:

The Agricultural Statistics and Census Unit
The Marketing Services Unit
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture Resource Centre

MISSION
To provide relevant, accurate and timely agricultural statistics and information for stakeholders to ensure that:

agricultural production decisions are based on objective and realistic criteria and
agricultural statistics generated for policy formulation, planning, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation are efficiently communicated within MOFA and the general public.

VISION
To generate relevant, reliable and timely statistical information on the agricultural sector through the establishment of an operational food and agricultural statistics system within SRID of MOFA

Background
The Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate is under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana. The Directorate was established under the administrative-wide Ministerial restructuring exercise of Public Administration Restructuring and Decentralization Implementation Committee (PARDIC)
The Directorate is one of the four line Directorates of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. It is the nerve centre of the ministry.
Vision
The vision of PPMED is a well coordinated and harmonized agricultural policy environment leading to increased agricultural growth and income.

Mission
PPMED is to ensure the development of effective policy and programmes and coordination of the agricultural sector for higher productivity and reduced poverty.

Background

The HRDMD determines the human resource needs for The Ministry of Food and Agriculture. This implies that we are responsible for recruiting qualified staff the training and retaining of MOFA staff to develop the necessary capacities to deliver on the objectives of MOFA.
Furthrmore, HRDMD manages Agricultural Colleges and Farm Institutes under the ambit of MOFA, for pre service training of trainees for the use of the agricultural sector.

Vision

To have a well developed and motivated Human Resource with strong desire to drive the engine of growth of the agriculture sector.

Mission

To develop and manage qualified Human Resource to promote sustainable agriculture in Ghana

Responsibilities

The Directorate of Finance and Administration:

Provides support services to the Ministry and co-ordinates the administrative activities of all National Directorates, Regional and District Agricultural development Units.

Ensures that approved personnel policies of MoFA regarding employment, personal records, training and salary administration are translated into good management practices.

Ensures that value for money is secured for Government procurement

Advises on the planning and organization of National and International Conferences, seminars, workshops and agricultural shows

Plans and organizes the World Food Day/Telefood and National Farmers Day celebrations

Plans and schedules payment of fees, subscriptions and rents on UN organizations and national legal demands and requirements.